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Quantum Computing for Normals
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Quantum Computing for Normals

Make Me Smart podcast

Molly Wood, Kai Ryssdal and Steven Weber
Marketplace, 2019
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  • Overview
  • For Beginners
  • Engaging

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Take a quantum leap into the next iteration of computing power with Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood, hosts of Marketplace.org’s Make Me Smart podcast. In this episode, they interview Steven Weber, faculty director at the Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, about the implications of quantum computing: What is it is? What can it do? And how soon is it coming? This layperson’s introduction to quantum computing is suitable for anyone looking for a sneak preview of a world with next-generation computer power.

Take-Aways

  • Regular computing depends on binary bits that switch on and off.
  • Instead, quantum computing depends on “qubits,” which are simultaneously in multiple states between on and off.
  • Quantum computers are still experimental as of 2019 but will likely be a reality within four years or so.

About the Podcast

Molly Wood and Kai Ryssdal host the Make Me Smart podcast for Marketplace.org, where they explore complex topics that affect society. Steven Weber is the faculty director for the Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity.

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