Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
September 1, 2026
Clifton Bacon
A foundational problem in physics remains unresolved: the role of the conscious observer in quantum measurement. This paper develops a theoretical framework, the Silence Paradigm, that generates testable predictions bearing on that problem. It treats the observer's state of consciousness as a controlled experimental variable rather than as a philosophical assumption, and asks whether the...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
April 8, 2026
Clifton Bacon
This concept paper introduces the Silence Paradigm — a theoretical framework that proposes a direct link between two longstanding unsolved problems in physics: the quantum measurement problem and the nature of the unobserved 95% of the universe’s mass-energy content (dark matter and dark energy).Building on contemplative neuroscience, quantum foundations, and prior consciousness-quantum...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
April 2, 2026
Clifton Bacon
A concept paper proposing a controlled experimental test of whether human consciousness participates in quantum state reduction, as hypothesized by the von Neumann–Wigner interpretation of quantum mechanics. The experiment places experienced meditators in EEG-verified states of objectless awareness inside shielded underground laboratories and measures quantum decoherence rates across four...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
April 1, 2026
Clifton Bacon
For over a century, experimental physics has operated within a single methodological paradigm: the addition of energy to probe the structure of reality. This paper names this the Candle Paradigm and proposes its complement: The Silence Paradigm — a unified experimental framework that systematically subtracts energy from both the environment and the observer, and examines what becomes detectable...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
April 1, 2026
Clifton Bacon
This paper proposes a novel experimental approach to the detection of dark matter and dark energy — not by adding energy to probe reality, but by systematically subtracting it. The proposal inverts the prevailing methodology of experimental physics, which for over a century has relied on increasingly powerful energy inputs (particle colliders, laser interferometers, photon detectors) to...
Open MIND
2026
Clifton Bacon
This registration is the confirmatory analysis plan and full protocol for The Silence Experiment, a multi-participant Phase 0 investigation of whether specific, EEG-verified states of consciousness can systematically modulate the decoherence time (T₂) of a shielded room-temperature NV-center diamond quantum sensor. The protocol is documented in three companion Zenodo papers: The Silence...