Chris Ferrie: Quantum Computing

Chris Ferrie is a physicist and mathematician, whose work focuses on quantum mechanics and quantum computing. He's the author of several highly successful science books, as well as cofounder of the quantum computing company, Eigensystems.

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Topics:

* The foundations of quantum computing

* The state of quantum computing technology today

* What impact quantum computers might have on the world

* Quantum hype

… and other topics.

Chris’s links:

* Website: https://www.csferrie.com/

* Books: https://www.csferrie.com/books

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:00 Should we still be using classical encryption?

2:58 How much faster will quantum computers be?

4:18 Did Google achieve quantum supremacy?

9:39 How does quantum computation work?

12:35 What's needed to get to commercial scale quantum computing?

16:12 Physical vs virtual qubits and fault-tolerant computers

18:25 How long until we have 'useful' quantum computers?

26:48 What's halting progress in quantum computing?

31:30 Applications of quantum computing

34:55 The Quantum Multiverse & David Deutsch

42:24 Decoherence (Evidence of a multiverse?)

47:46 Why is the quantum multiverse polarising?

49:50 Quantum bullsh*t

55:55 Eigensystems

1:01:45 Book recommendations

1:03:30 Advice for curious minds

1:06:26 Tommy Wiseau