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The Quantum Weekender
If Dolphins Were Torpedos and Other Curiosities
Cierra Choucair
March 24, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes
March 24, 2024 | Issue 4
🌞 Happy Sunday 🌞
Welcome to our very first Sunday issue where I’ll be trying out some things I’ve arbitrarily deemed fun. It's all part of my grand plan, based on highly scientific methods (read: whims and fancies), to spice up your inbox with content that's as enlightening as it is entertaining.
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept: I'm on a quest to tailor this newsletter to be the highlight of your quantum curiosities. Any thoughts, whims, or ideas for specific content? Your feedback is the secret to making this newsletter extra special. So, don't be shy – hit reply and let me know what captures your imagination!
Reach out here —> [email protected]
Here's to Sundays filled with curiosity, laughter, and a generous dose of quantum wonder. Let's make this journey together, one quantum leap at a time.
Cheers,
Cierra
WHAT’S TO COME
The laboratory is where nature answers the questions posed by theorists.
The Lab Report: Quantum Computing Edition is the beginning of Universum Labs, a company dedicated to tools and informational resources within the quantum computing community.
As we evolve, our ambition is to introduce open-source tools designed to encapsulate quantum computing knowledge as it stands today, and as it evolves. This initiative, paired with our upcoming community features, aims to foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where individuals, regardless of their educational or professional background, can contribute to and benefit from the collective advancement in quantum computing.
Our ultimate vision is in breaking down barriers to scientific discovery and achievement, making it accessible and comprehensible for everyone.
And, we have an ambitious solution for creating the environments where nature answers our questions. You thought Universum Labs, wouldn’t be about….labs?
For now, it’s our secret but follow us here to keep up to date with all company iterations and evolutions!
QUANTUM ARCADE
If you catch yourself in the endless scroll of doom on socials this weekend, fear not. We’ve found a time sink that slaps a big “for science!” sticker on your screen time.
Check out Google’s Qubit Game where you are a qubit’s knight in shining armor, nobly defending them from heat while they are hard at work cohering and retaining information. The more qubits, the more information, the more you progress!
No, you aren’t attaining quantum advantage in real life, but it's a delightful way to convince yourself that you're not just procrastinating – you're participating in the quantum revolution!
Think you have a high score? Let me know —> [email protected] and I’ll happily beat it 😏
QUANTUM IN MEDIA
Imagine Dune Spacing Guild Navigators | Courtesy of MidJourney
Ditching the initial book review in favor of quantum computing in the media — Dune. A stretch, you say? As a long-time Dune book series fan, and owner of the original movie on VHS (which was objectively terrible but artfully campy), I promise you I can find the relevance.
Navigating the Quantum Sands:
The Spacing Guild navigators are one of the more abstract beings within the first few books in the series (don’t get me started on God Emperor of Dune, the fourth book in the series, what was that?). Their use of the spice Melange to see into the future and safely navigate through space is akin to quantum computing's potential in solving complex navigational problems by evaluating countless probabilities simultaneously.
You could say, they are the symbols of quantum inevitability even in a society that long since scrapped all traces of computer technology.
Call me optimistic (or delusional), but this brings to mind the potential for quantum computing to revolutionize interstellar travel. Evaluation of countless probabilities in a blink could make the calculation of the safest, most efficient trajectories not just possible but practical. While the quantum revolution of this magnitude is still a years off, it's not just a dream anymore. Quantum has the potential to shape our universe in ways only Frank Herbert could dream up.
Not to mention the possibilities if we could harness quantum computing to decode the intricacies of molecules and drug interactions akin to Melange. Enhanced cognitive abilities and foresight, courtesy of quantum-generated insights? I’ll take it.
Plus:
Things I saw from other users while making an image in Midjourney:
“steampunk fantasy art torpedos looking like dolphins”
“make a tiger sitting at a computer with glasses”
“realistic images on camera of cats in modern clothes as teenagers and humanized”
Which tells me that we shouldn’t be too worried about the increase of people using AI for power-moves. AI will continue to blow our minds with groundbreaking technology and humans will always be looking for more ways to get pictures of cats.
QUANTUM QUANDARIES
Puzzle 3.24.24 - Quantum Leap Year
Quantum Leap Year | DALL-E
In a quantum leap year, a quantum computer performs calculations on the 29th of February. If each quantum gate operation takes one nanosecond, and the computer runs a sequence that includes 1,000 operations but also utilizes superposition, how many results can it explore in one second?
Send me a message at [email protected] if you have the answer!