Quantum computing: Chris Ferrie

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. Chris holds a PhD in mathematics on Theory and Applications of Probability in Quantum Mechanics from the Institute for Quantum Computing and University of Waterloo, and works as a senior lecturer at the Centre for Engineer Quantum Systems of the University of Technology Sydney. Episode links, show notes and bonus content here: https://www.matthewgeleta.com/ Make a one-off donation here: https://bit.ly/donate-to-paradigm @csferrie #quantumcomputing #quantumphysics #quantummechanics 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 Timestamps: 0:00 Should we still be using classical encryption? 1:58 How much faster will quantum computers be? 3:18 Did Google achieve quantum supremacy? 8:39 How does quantum computation work? 11:35 What's needed to get to commercial scale quantum computing? 15:12 Physical vs virtual qubits and fault-tolerant computers 17:25 How long until we have 'useful' quantum computers? 25:48 What's halting progress in quantum computing? 30:30 Applications of quantum computing 33:55 The Quantum Multiverse & David Deutsch 41:24 Decoherence (Evidence of a multiverse?) 46:46 Why is the quantum multiverse polarising? 48:50 Quantum bullsh*t 54:55 Eigensystems 1:00:45 Book recommendations 1:02:30 Advice for curious minds 1:05:26 Tommy Wiseau Chris's links: - Website: https://www.csferrie.com/ - Books: https://www.csferrie.com/books