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     Blazewada Celebrity Bewarse Username: Blazewada Post Number: 26794 Registered: 08-2008 Posted From: 119.56.127.171 Rating: N/A |
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau schooled a journalist on the basics of quantum computing yesterday, I was initially as charmed and delighted as everyone else. But then a niggling sense of dismay set in. Why should this be such a singular newsworthy event? How come so few of us can do what Trudeau did, when science plays such a central role in almost every aspect of our daily lives? Trudeau made the remarks during a press briefing at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, announcing $50 million in funding to continue its world-class cutting-edge research in fundamental physics—including quantum information, a theoretical cornerstone of quantum computing. (Perimeter is one of a handful of institutions that make up Canada’s “Quantum Valley.”) A journalist in the audience jokingly said, “I was going to ask you to explain quantum computing, but.... haha...” The subtext: We are all too dumb to really grasp this esoteric thing—that is only for really smart people with PhDs. जिसको ढूंढे बाहर बाहर - वो बैठा है भीतर छुप के |