Lynn Thoman

What are the other key pieces?

So quantum allows many different possibilities at once.

The famous case of Schrodinger's cat being both potentially alive and dead at the same time.

So how does this quantum rule that things can be in multiple states at once until they're observed help to create incredibly powerful computers?

So interesting.

And Andrew, you're not just studying these strange behaviors, you're using them to build computers.

What makes these weird quantum computers so powerful?

You've said that quantum computers don't just work faster, they work differently.

Can you explain a little more about what that actually means?

Some exciting potential ideas are using quantum computers to discover new drugs or new materials or more efficient ways to create energy.

Why can't normal computers do that?

And how could quantum computers completely change the game?

Because it can look at a much wider range of possibilities.

And those are quantum systems because they exist at the levels of atoms and molecules, which is the language of quantum?

And what could quantum potentially make possible?

You mentioned medicine, energy, materials.

What makes quantum computers so hard to build?

Why can't we just scale them up today?

So even an elevator moving in another building can disrupt a quantum computer?

Looking ahead, what excites you most about the potential of quantum computing?