OUR VISION
BQI seeks to enhance Australian society through education, outreach and cutting edge academic research
With an internationally recognised advisory board of eminent scientists and business leaders, BQI is committed to collaborating with the world’s brightest minds and thought leaders across various scientific disciplines, to think differently about the Big Questions of Science.
Roger Bacon (1292)
“To ask the proper question is
half of knowing”
Are constants constant?
What is dark energy and dark matter?
Can quantum physics and relativity be unified?
Is the Universe infinite?
What is life?
How did life begin?
Is there life on Mars?
Are we alone in the universe?
What is consciousness?
Is a scientific theory of consciousness plausible?
Will machines become conscious?
PROJECTS BQI HAS PREVIOUSLY FUNDED INCLUDE
- Life on Mars (World Science Festival Brisbane) 2024
- Gene editing with Jennifer Doudan at Sydney Opera House 2024
- Life on Mars (Perth Convention Centre) 2019
- Ben Franklin Address (US Embassy) 2019
- Women on Mars (Sydney Opera House) 2017
- John Barrow (UNSW Sydney) 2016
- Stephen Hawking (Sydney Opera House) 2015
- Paul Davies (UNSW Sydney) 2014
Fellows
BQI Fellowships are designed to support fundamental research at the boundaries of human knowledge. The Fellowships fund early and mid-career researchers to develop lines of inquiry that aim to reveal as-yet-undiscovered theories about the physical universe, the origins of life and the science of consciousness. The focus is on research addressing the Big Questions, such as “What is dark energy and dark matter?”, “How did life begin?”, “Is there life on Mars?”, “What is consciousness”, “Will machines become sentient?”
Publications
BQI researchers submit peer reviewed research in their own right, and also as part of its Fellowship program.
BQI authored papers include:
• Do the constants of nature couple to strong gravitational fields?
BQI funded papers include:
• Modelling Cosmic Radiation Events in the Tree-ring Radiocarbon Record
Education
BQI periodically produces educational resources to support learning about the Big Questions. A seven week “Science of Consciousness Course” is currently under development.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
