Challenge accepted.
This was a question I got recently in a Q&A. I tried to channel my inner Hemingway. Big ideas, small words and short sentences!
So if you fancy learning something new today – here’s my take, and some useful resources worth checking out if you want a deeper dive.
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Imagine a computer that doesn’t just think in ones and zeros, like the ones we use today. A quantum computer uses “qubits” instead of bits. A bit can be a 1 or a 0. But a qubit can be both at the same time — this is called “superposition”. It’s like flipping a coin and having it be heads and tails until you look.
Quantum computers also use something called entanglement. When two qubits are entangled, what happens to one instantly affects the other, even if they’re far apart. This lets quantum computers connect ideas in powerful new ways.
Because of superposition and entanglement, a quantum computer can explore many answers at once instead of one by one. That makes it super fast for some problems. It could help discover new medicines, protect data (search “quantum safe”), fight climate change, or even train smarter (ethical) AI.
But quantum computers are very hard to build. Qubits are delicate and can lose their power if they get too hot or too noisy. Scientists all over the world are racing to make them stronger and more stable. Quantum computers have to be kept at extremely low temperatures (-459°F) which is even colder than in outer space!
If they succeed, quantum computers could solve problems so big that today’s fastest supercomputers would take thousands of years to finish. Quantum computers won’t replace classical computers – but they will help us to solve many problems that we’ve never been able to solve before.
Quantum computers are not just faster – they give us a whole new way to understand the world.
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Want a Deeper Dive?
🥶 WATCH: Quantum computers exaplained by MKBHD [17 mins]
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📒 READ: Wired’s Easy Guide to Quantum Computing – Why It Works & How It Could Change The World
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📖 FREE book “The Quantum Decade” from IBM Institute for Business Value
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🗺️ FUTURE: The Next 5 Years? Technology Atlas by IBM
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Article link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremypaulwaite_tell-me-about-quantum-computing-in-2-minutes-activity-7384129167895990272-XsbQ?
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