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This is the podcast version of this article!For any confusion/confusing terms, check out our Ultimate Quantum Glossary!Music by kaveesha Senanayake from Pixabay.Starting out with Quantum Computing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.*for anyone who noticed at 1m 30s I meant to say ‘Michel’ not ‘Michael’ whoops… Get full access to Starting out with Quantum Computing at lloydlaronde.substack.com/subscribe

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If you are unsure on any technical terms, check out the Ultimate Quantum Glossary.One of the main benefits of using quantum computers over classical ones is simply because quantum computers can handle large amounts of data with ease. Quantum computers can help to simulate incredibly complex systems whilst using less resources - making them more efficient and less costly than their classical counterpart. You might expect, therefore, that quantum computers would have a role to play in medical research and within hospitals. Perhaps they could simulate new drugs or help identify medical conditions at a faster rate? Indeed, there has been significant development towards this goal, however we are not quite at a useful stage yet. Within this week’s article, we will look at some novel approaches to unifying quantum computing and medicine. We will also address some of the corresponding challenges and discuss which organisations are trying to overcome them. Let’s dive in then!Starting out with Quantum Computing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Starting out with Quantum Computing at lloydlaronde.substack.com/subscribe

If you are unsure on any technical terms, check out the Ultimate Quantum Glossary.Quantum Computers today have very high error rates, with some as high as one in every 100 operations. This occurs because of the fragile nature of quantum bits (qubits) and can heavily restrict what tasks you can do with a quantum computer. Therefore, to correct this, we require techniques such as Quantum Error Correction - or QEC for short. QEC is theorised to be one of the missing puzzle pieces in the race for quantum advantage. Now, that’s not to say that QEC doesn’t exist but rather that currently it is not effective enough to achieve fault-tolerance. QEC refers to the ability in quantum computing to protect a quantum state from being altered due to errors caused by decoherence and quantum noise. If we are able to correct errors then even with low fidelity operations on a quantum computer, we would be able to run complex algorithms and yield accurate results. In a sense, quantum error correction is more realistic as it assumes a NISQ (Noisy-Intermediate-Scale-Quantum) computer. There are many approaches to reversing errors and we will discuss some of them today!Starting out with Quantum Computing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Starting out with Quantum Computing at lloydlaronde.substack.com/subscribe

Edited by: Alexandra HerrtageIf you are unsure on any technical terms, check out our Ultimate Quantum Glossary.In this week’s quantum edition, we are taking a look at some of the most popular quantum computing videos on YouTube. We’ll break them down and highlight the key takeaways, but we will also speak about some of the things which these videos could improve upon. Within the world of quantum computing there is equally as much hype as there is genuine advancement, so it’s important to remain critical of everything you read or watch. That being said, there is nothing more important than educating the masses about science, technology and of course… Quantum Computing. If you have been enjoying these articles or our Podcast, please consider sharing this publication with a friend - it will help us grow and reach more people! Whilst we give our free subscribers access to everything, this publication is kept running due to the support of our kind paid subscribers. Any support at all would be incredible!Starting out with Quantum Computing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Video 1 - Microsoft’s Insane Quantum Chip by Rillo:Video 2 - Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology by KurzgesagtVideo 3: Quantum Computing Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty - by WIRED Get full access to Starting out with Quantum Computing at lloydlaronde.substack.com/subscribe

Editor: Alexandra HerrtageFor any confusing terms, check out our Ultimate Quantum Glossary!British scientist Sir Tim Burners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, whilst he was working at CERN. Believing that it should be a human right to access the internet, he did not patent his creation. Thanks Tim! The internet relies upon transmitting data in the form of 0’s and 1’s via optical or electrical signals (think, fibre-optic broadband). Thanks to the invention of TCP/IP (the internet protocol suite), computers from around the world were unified under a single rule-set and could communicate freely. Before this, the internet was an almost entirely text-based world where users would surf through collections of files and documents. There were no ‘search engines’ and certainly no Instagram. If we go back even more we reach the beginnings of the internet, ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), which was a military and research computer network that only select organisations and universities could access. Now, if we switch to the quantum computing world we see a similar progression. Although unbeknown to many, quantum computing networks have already been invented and are currently sending information and data back and forth. The ability to reliably send information in the form of quantum bits (qubits) offers incredible opportunities for technological advancement and is currently making waves in almost every sector, from finance to scientific research to military operations and soon in every day life. Let’s dive deep in shall we?Starting out with Quantum Computing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Starting out with Quantum Computing at lloydlaronde.substack.com/subscribe

Edited by: Alexandra HerrtageWhen you hear ‘Quantum Computing’, what most likely comes to mind is a huge and imposing golden chandelier dangling from some incredibly clean laboratory. Inside this chandelier, the monstrous quantum computer churns away at calculations beyond the observers wildest dreams. But is this really always the case? In fact, quantum computers can take form in many other unexpected areas, from finance to gaming to the weather forecast. Today we take a look at some applications of quantum computing that you might not have been familiar with.Starting out with Quantum Computing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Starting out with Quantum Computing at lloydlaronde.substack.com/subscribe