Quantum mechanics and reality - does God play dice?

There is an objective reality behind the things we observe. Quantum uncertainty is not fundamental. At the beginning of the universe some things acted faster than light

Dr Antony Valentini has resurrected a theory that undoes the central tenet of quantum mechanics. The theory follows quantum maths, but at the same time allows for new possibilities beyond conventional quantum mechanics. It's a theory that says there is indeed an objective reality behind the things we observe - that quantum uncertainty is not fundamental. And that somewhere, somehow, time is universal - not relative. Antony's particular twist on the theory suggests a new explanation for the uniformity of the early universe - where, he suggests, quantum law might not have applied, where stuff could interact faster than the speed of light, and where those interactions were actually visible.
Dr Valentini studied maths and physics at Cambridge University, proceeded to the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, where he obtained his PhD in Astrophysics with Dennis Sciama, and then held post-doctoral positions at the University of Rome and at Imperial College where he is now research associate in the Theoretical Physics Department.

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