Is a bit just a 0 or 1?

What's the difference between a bit and qubit...and why should you care?

Join Adam and Tai-Danae as they discuss the history of ‘bits’ and explore both the concept and physicality of qubits, including examples and applications.

Want to get in touch? Write us at faq-podcast@sandboxaq.com Chapters: 00:00 Introductions 01:15 What are bits? 02:45 Wait, why are we talking about bits?! 04:21 Concepts of bits vs physical bits 05:55 Etymology of the word 'bit' 11:25 Bits as physical objects 14:37 What is computation, really? 18:24 How are qubits similar to bits? 19:50 Etymology of the word 'qubit' 22:25 Tai-Danae's notes on qubits 28:08 Qubits as physical objects 30:10 Quantum engineering is amazing! 32:07 Superconducting qubits 34:58 NV Centers 39:53 Qubits are not just for quantum computing 41:42 Qubits are fragile...is that bad? 44:01 Other examples of qubits 44:47 How do you make qubits? 47:51 Superposition! More next time! Resources mentioned in the show: A Mathematical Theory of Communication by C. E. Shannon: https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/home/text/others/shannon/entropy/entropy.pdf The Pattern On The Stone by W. Daniel Hillis https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/w-daniel-hillis/the-pattern-on-the-stone/9780465066933/ Learn more about different types of qubits on this great site hosted by the University of Waterloo: https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/quantum-101/quantum-information-science-and-technology/what-qubit And can you spot the point where it's clear Tai-Danae can see into the future?! Comment below! Keep in mind this was recorded weeks ago :-) Want to learn more about what SandboxAQ does? Check out our blog: https://www.sandboxaq.com/blog