Quantum Computing Now
Episodes
Happy World Quantum Day! A recap
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy World Quantum Day!! As I looked on the front page of google I remind myself that I host a quantum computing podcast. Hope this is better than go...
PQC & Math Culture with Krystal A. Maughan [UVM], [RQS - QSim]
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before you listen! Helpful Acronyms to deal with the jargon: - PQC = Post Quantum Cryptography, area within quantum computing & cryptography where...
"Choose Your Own Adventure" with Amir Karamlou (Google QuantumAI)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy *belated World Quantum Day (Week/Month/Year). This episode is about the journey that one can take in navigating and getting started in the quant...
For the Love of Quantum
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The return of the QCN podcast!! This episode was meant to release on February 14th! Ethan's mic (quite literally) has been passed on to me, Shway,...
A Brief Inquiry Into the Nature of Giving Up
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Reprogrammable Quantum Secure Hardware with Mamta Gupta - Episode 47
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've heard on the show before about software needed to secure devices in a post-quantum world, but what about the hardware? Mamta Gupta from Latt...
Hello (again) World! - Episode 46
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guess who's back? Back again? Ethan's back! Tell a friend! My research on arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.04093 https://www.minds.com/1e...
Womanium Quantum Panel
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Original Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjIkM6Io6pU Womanium Quantum website: https://www.womanium.org/Quantum/Computing
Summer Update 2022
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's going on with this podcast? Is it dead? Is Ethan dead? Find out all that and more on this exciting installment of Quantum! Computing! Now! Q...
QC Zero to Hero Day 035
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Links to resources used today: https://quantum.country/qcvc https://quantum.country/qm https://app.element.io/?pk_vid=d4b162e0e6c511851631808451a...
QC Zero to Hero Day 028
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Links to resources used today: https://github.com/microsoft/QuantumKatas/tree/main/tutorials/LinearAlgebra Join the next meeting! https://mee...
QC Zero to Hero Day 027
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Links to resources used today: https://github.com/microsoft/QuantumKatas/tree/main/tutorials/ComplexArithmetic Join the next meeting! https://meet....
QC Zero to Hero Day 023
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Links to resources used today: https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/matrix-multiplication https://www.3blue1brown.com/lessons/3d-transformations h...
QC Zero to Hero Day 022
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For some reason the audio was all weird for this recording and the recording cut off at the end before I finished up. That's okay though, I just went ...
QC Zero to Hero Day 014
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Links to resources used today: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/linear-algebra/matrix-transformations/linear-transformations/a/visualizing-linear-tr...
Superconducting Qubits with Jan Goetz – Episode 45
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In which Jan Goetz teaches me about how superconducting quantum computers work. IQM website: https://www.meetiqm.com/ Opensource software for desig...
QC Zero to Hero Day 003-005
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Links to resources used today: https://www.learnpython.org/en/Hello%2C_World%21 https://www.learnpython.org/en/Variables_and_Types htt...
QC Zero to Hero Day 001 & 002
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're listening on the podcast version, so you don't waste your time I recommend using a podcatcher that can automatically skip silence like Anten...
Humanizing Quantum Computing with whurley – Episode 44
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which whurley and I talk about the challenges and promises involved in bringing quantum computing to a wider audience Jon Skerrett episode: https...
Cold Atom Quantum Computing with Paul Lipman – Episode 43
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quantum London: https://www.qubits.london/ Forbes Articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/people/paullipman1/?sh=487219bf657c Dif...
The Future of Quantum Computing with Scott Aaronson – Episode 42
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The burden of proof lies on the side of the people saying quantum computing is impossible. Agree or disagree? In this episode Scott Aaronson talks abo...
Modern Quantum Programming with Roger Luo – Episode 41
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which Roger and I talk about Yao, mostly That’s Cool News talking about ITER: https://thatscoolnews.com/episode/62/ Yao tutorials: https://yao...
Why Quantum Needs Classical with Itamar Sivan – Episode 40
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Classical and Quantum – a match made in heaven. And in the labs of Quantum Machines. Quantum Machines Website: https://www.quantum-machines.co/ ...
Qubit Touchdown with Tom Wong – Episode 39
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What the difference between football and quantum computing? How much funding they each get – take that however you would like Qubit Touchdown: ht...
Fact vs Fiction: Quantum Edition with Jon Skerrett – Episode 38
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which Jon and I debunk some common quantum computing myths and have a bit of fun in the process Also Happy 4th of July everyone! 3Blue1Brown Line...
Cryptographic Agility with Mike Brown – Episode 37
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where quantum computers put the entire fate of encrypted messaging on the line, only one man can stop them… cue action shots and tense mu...
Enterprise Quantum Software with Steve Reinhardt – Episode 36
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Steve and I as we talk about the fact that quantum computing is different from high performance computing (among other topics). Real earth-shatte...
Quantum Amplifiers with Dr. Olivia Lanes – Episode 35
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone always asks "what is a quantum amplifier" but never "how is a quantum amplifier." Well in this episode I got to ask just that! (or rather, ho...
Contributing to Pennylane with Jack Ceroni - Episode 34
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Quantum computing and the space race share some commonalities if you ask Jack and I, but that’s not all we’re here to talk about today. Join Jack ...
Coherence Times Longer Than My Attention Span – Episode 33
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If only the progress of quantum computing could also help me not bounce from idea to idea like a pin ball... https://thequantumdaily.com/2021/04/05/...
The Quantum Encabulator
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which I give the details of an interesting project I’ve been working on The Turbo Encabulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag A...
Noisy Intermediate Scale Podcast - March Showcase – Episode 31
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which I play the first episode of the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/noisy-intermediate-scale-podcast ----- Notes...
Nonlocal – March Showcase – Episode 30
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which I play a select segment from Nonlocal: a quantum computing podcast: https://nonlocal.libsyn.com/ ----- Nonlocal’s show notes: https://non...
ALL the Frameworks 2: Electric Boogaloo – Episode 29 [Basics]
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which I refresh the list I gave a while back and actually make good on the promise of talking about ALL the frameworks (because I speedrun 2 lists ...
QOSF Showcase – Episode 28 [Hybrid]
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which Matthew Weiss and I talk about quantum spheres and Amir Ebrahimi and I talk about visualizing pulse generation. Spheres on Github: https://...
Brandon Solo and Machine Learning with Tequila – Episode 27
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In which Brandon and I spend a while chatting about his experience with the Quantum Open Source Foundation Mentorship program (which you can apply for...
Mike Strike and the Quantum Resistant Ledger – Episode 26 [Hybrid]
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In which Mike and I talk about the reasons trust is so important in bitcoin & blockchain, how quantum computers could erode that trust, and why QR...
David Gunnarsson and Dilution Refrigerators – Episode 25 [Hybrid]
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In which David Gunnarsson and I talk about Dilution Refrigerators and what Bluefors does. What does Bluefors do? They make Dilution Refrigerators. B...
Amir Naveh and Quantum Volume – Episode 24 [Hybrid]
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amir (VP of R&D at Classiq, a quantum software startup) and I talk about how Quantum Volume is measured and how we in the public should interpret ...
Travis Scholten and News from IEEE Quantum Week - Episode 23 [Hybrid]
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An excellent talk with an excellent person! Learn all about what IBM’s been up to recently! Link to QCN show type poll: https://surveyjs.io/publ...
Dr. Christopher Savoie and Life Sciences – Episode 22 [Hybrid]
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
QED-C survey of life sciences companies: https://quantumconsortium.org/almost-one-third-of-life-science-companies-set-to-begin-quantum-computing-ev...
Michał Stęchły and QOSF – Episode 21 [Hybrid]
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of higher education in QC?: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2006.16444.pdf QOSF mentorship program open for applications: https://www.qos...
John Prisco and Quantum Cryptography – Episode 20 [Hybrid]
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Quantum Xchange website: https://quantumxc.com/ Quantum Xchange linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantum-xchange/ Quantum Xchange twitt...
Zlatko Minev & Error Correction – Episode 19 [Hybrid]
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had a great time talking with Dr. Zlatko Minev in this episode! We got to talk about new quantum physics, error correction, and qiskit community, as...
Peter Johnson & VQE - Episode 18 [Hybrid]
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had an excellent, thoroughly entertaining, and long chat with Peter Johnson from Zapata Computing. We got to talk a lot about VQE, quantum advantage...
Nathan Shammah & Unitary Fund - Episode 17
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan talks with Nathan Shammah about unitary fund, open science, and science communication Unitary Fund link: https://unitary.fund/ So...
Johan Vos - Episode 16 [Interview]
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sit down with Johan Vos to talk about his new book Quantum Computing for Developers Manning affiliate link: http://www.manning.com...
Anisha Musti & Quantum Machine Learning - Episode 15 [Hybrid]
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ethan and Anisha Musti chat about what’s going on in the world of quantum, and Ethan learns a thing or two about quantum machine learning. A...
Quantum Intuition - Episode 14 [Basics]
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ethan relinquishes the reigns to a guest: Quantum Intuition! Quantum Intuition channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2knDbf4kz...
Anastasia Marchenkova - Episode 13 [Interview]
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had the opportunity to sit down (virtually) with Anastasia Marchenkova, a QC researcher/programmer/does-everything-extraordinaire at Bleximo to talk...
Junye Huang - Episode 12 [Interview]
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sit down with Junye Huang, a Quantum Developer Advocate for Qiskit and IBM. We talked a bit about hackathons, a bit about quantum ...
Abraham Asfaw – Episode 11 [Interview]
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I sit down with Abe Asfaw to talk about all things qiskit, quantum computing education, and quantum programming. Oh and I hope you lik...
Season Two Intro – Episode 10 [General]
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world is ending! I’m quitting podcasting! Quantum computing is still cool! Wait what do you mean we aren’t playing two truths and a l...
Robert Sutor - Episode 9 [Interview]
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dancing with Qubits by Robert Sutor: https://www.robertsutor.com/dancing-with-qubits/ Blog post on IBM Q readout: https://www.ibm.com/blogs/rese...
QuantumFight2019 - Episode 8 [News]
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can you even call it "news" if it's 3 months old? Maybe it should be tagged with [olds] Blanket of light https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366...
All the Frameworks - Episode 7 [Basics]
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From Qiskit to QuTiP, from Cirq to Ocean SDK, there are a lot of different frameworks to start with quantum computing out there. Which one you sho...
Amira Abbas - Episode 6 [Interview]
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Qiskit Camp 101 by Amira Abbas: https://medium.com/@amyami187/qiskit-camp-101-b386e9377e4f Follow Amira Abbas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Am...
Google's Quantum Supremacy - Episode 5 [News]
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Google Quantum Supremacy: Full paper here: https://www.inverse.com/article/59507-full-quantum-supremacy-paper Fortune report: https://fortune....
Quantum-safe Encryption - Episode 4 [Basics]
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
• General Info on post-quantum cryptography ◦ https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
Dr. James Wootton - Episode 3 [Interview]
14 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Link to Dr. James Wootton’s Medium page: https://medium.com/@decodoku Link to Qiskit’s Medium page: https://medium.com/qi...
Speedy Two Qubit Gates - Episode 2 [News]
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a lot of news this week, some of which we couldn't get to because of time constraints. However, this episode contains a lot and a lot of it ...
Intro to QC - Episode 1 [Basics]
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What even is a Quantum Computer? What is a qubit? Does Ethan even know what he's talking about? {SPOILER} No one does... Frame of Essence video on h...
Pilot - Episode 0 [General]
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bloch Sphere: https://www.clipartsfree.net/clipart/3560-qubit-bloch-sphere-clipart.html Dwave website: https://www.dwavesys.com/resources/media-r...