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WIRED has challenged IBM's Dr. Talia Gershon (Senior Manager, Quantum Research) to explain quantum computing to 5 different people; a child, teen, a college student, a grad student and a professional.

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20 Comments

@bryce6979 8 years ago

there is a 0% chance that little girl knows what pink panther is

@lazersly 7 years ago

I love that the grad student turned this video into a job interview

@bojan938 7 years ago

The professional guy looks like he just smoked a quantum joint

@RandallCrush 5 years ago

After watching only 3 videos, my understanding of quantum computers is this:
Classical computing flips a coin, allowing for only two states to compute information;
Quantum computers roll a die, increasing information processing exponentially.
But, current technology sees the die rolling off the table too often to see the result. Adding additional dice won't help, we need a better table so we can read the dice.

@saltapioggia1311 6 years ago

i love how she gets more excited as the levels go up lol. like meeting people who speak your language

@hgluhdkasfljsf8292 6 years ago

level 1-4:teaching and explaining
level 5: just chatting

@dcinzona 3 years ago

As 5 years have passed, I'd love to see a follow up to this video - where are now, what we know, what has changed, things we didnt expect... fascinating

@stephaniejean1984 6 years ago

A child, a teen, an undergrad, a grad student, and Stephen King

@DipJyotiDeka 7 years ago

Me: How old are you?
Superpositioned Dr. Talia Gershon : somewhere between 18 to 65
Entangled Dr. Talia Gershon : the same age as you

@dh624 6 years ago

13:57 The point at which the grad student flipped this into a job interview.

@rubyrose49 4 years ago

Level 1: textbook and class
Level 5: final exam

@ysh4563 7 years ago

the grad student looks like he's immune to pain and emotion

@MAGNETO-i1i 5 years ago

she looks old and young at the same time, that's how quantum she is.

@SunlessPeriwinkle 6 years ago

reaches to level 5 with two PhD professionals talking

My two brain cells: I'll just pretend I understand that.

@seanjapsenferrors3978 4 years ago

Level 5: Just let the interviewee explain whole things by himself

@DKendrick1 6 years ago

Legend has it that the last guy became a theoretical physicist without ever opening his eyes...

@accidentalgenius7933 7 years ago

Level 6: Minecraft Redstone Engineers.

@DXELEVEN 7 years ago

I got really disappointed when there wasn’t an even bigger coin for the third explanation

@liliana5603 4 years ago

I wish I could study everything in this world. Every subject or field seems so interesting, makes me want to become an expert as well

@Outsideville 7 years ago (edited)

L1: How can this help with my homework?
L2: How can I impress people with this?
L3: How can I access and explore this?
L4: How can I help you?
L5: How will those behind us make use of this?