Versions of You in Other Universes May Be Subtly Affecting Your Destiny, Oxford Physicist Says

Oxford physicist Vlatko Vedral says the popular “observer effect” is often misunderstood.

He argues that any physical interaction, not human consciousness, makes quantum systems settle into definite states.

That view aligns with many-worlds ideas, where measurement can produce branching versions of observers across parallel universes.

The article pushes back on New Age claims that consciousness itself shapes reality and reframes quantum measurement as a physics problem.