Deep Tech Week / Event series

Physics of Consciousness

Physics of Consciousness events across Deep Tech Week.

New York City · San Francisco · Austin

3 Events

1,071 Registrations

12 Speakers

10 Companies

Events in this series

3 events

Past events

Sep 25, 2026

Physics of Consciousness

Austin

174 registrations9 speakers7 companies

Jun 24, 2025

Physics of Consciousness

San Francisco

897 registrations3 speakers3 companies

Apr 1, 2025

Physics of Consciousness

New York City

4 speakers4 companies

Hosts & speakers

Across the series

Host · 1 event

Andrew Cote

Founder · Hyperstition Incorporated

Andrew Cote is an engineering physicist and the founder of Hyperstition Incorporated, the company that organizes Deep Tech Week.

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Host · 1 event

James Tagg

Founder & President · Valis Corporation

James Tagg is a serial entrepreneur and award-winning author. He was one of the original inventors of the touchscreen, founded Truphone (the world's first global mobile operator), made the first mobile phone call over the Internet, and developed the eSIM. He holds over 200 patents. James studied Physics and Computer Science at Manchester University, Design at Lancaster University, and Engineering at Cambridge. He co-founded the Penrose Institute with Roger Penrose. His venture Valis Corporation is developing a quantum biocomputer connecting 1,024 brain organoids (~500 million neurons). Author of "Are the Androids Dreaming Yet?"

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Nathan Montone

Founder and Managing Partner · M31 Capital

Nathan Montone is the founder and managing partner of M31 Capital, an investment intelligence firm built to detect technology shifts ahead of consensus. He has invested in over 100 companies spanning blockchain, artificial intelligence, defense technology, and frontier science, with early positions in Bitcoin (2012) and Ethereum (2015). Through M31's Heretical Science Speaker Series, he brings together researchers and founders working at the edges of established science, from post-Einsteinian physics to advanced propulsion. Nathan advises private investors, institutions, and sovereign wealth funds on positioning for long-term technological change.

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