Quantum Computing 101: Qubits and Entanglement (w/ Professor Chris Bernhardt)

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Learn about qubits and quantum entanglement with some help from Chris Bernhardt, author of the new book “Quantum Computing for Everyone.” Plus, learn about 6 magic words for defusing conflict.

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0:00.0	Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.
0:05.0	I'm Cody Gough.
0:06.0	And I'm Ashley Hamer.
0:07.0	Today you learn about six magic words for diffusing conflict.
0:10.0	But first, you'll learn about the basics of quantum computers with some help from Chris Bernhardt
0:15.2	author of the new book Quantum Computing for Everyone. Let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:19.6	Today we're going to help you understand quantum computing.
0:23.0	In the first half of a two-part series,
0:25.0	we're going to call quantum Wednesdays.
0:27.1	Why not?
0:27.6	I love alliteration.
0:29.2	I know quantum computing probably sounds super complicated,
0:32.0	but I promise it's really not. In fact you can get a pretty good understanding of quantum computers just by understanding two key concepts, cubits and entanglement.
0:42.0	To help you understand those we spoke with Chris Burgh. Cubits and entanglement.
0:42.8	To help you understand those, we spoke with Chris Bernhardt.
0:45.7	He's a professor of mathematics at Fairfield University and the author of the new book,
0:49.7	Quantum Computing for Everyone.
0:51.4	So buckle up because it's time to demystify cubits and entanglement.
0:55.2	Well the basic unit in quantum computing is a cubit and well let's go back to the basic unit in computing that's a bit that's either a zero or a one.
1:07.6	And it can be represented by something that can be in one of two states, like a switch that's
1:12.3	on or off, or a coin that's heads up or heads down.
1:16.8	Or as a cubit is something like measuring the spin of an electron.
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