What & Why Quantum Computing?

In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome our first guest to the show.Dr Mark Jackson is a Quantum Evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing, which may just be the best job title I have ever heard.This episode is entitled "What and Why Quantum Computing?" and is rated one and a half Schroedingers. It could be 2 Schroedingers or just one. You will have to observe the entire episode to collapse the wave function.LinksCambridge Quantum Computinghttps://cambridgequantum.com/Transcript 00:00:00 BAILey Hello and welcome to impact quantum. 00:00:02 BAILey A podcast about quantum computing for developers and engineers. 00:00:06 BAILey In this episode, Frank and Andy welcome our first guest to the show. 00:00:11 BAILey Doctor Mark Jackson is a quantum evangelist at Cambridge Quantum Computing, which may just be the best job title I have ever heard. 00:00:19 BAILey This episode is entitled what and why Quantum Computing and is rated 1 1/2 Schrodinger's. 00:00:26 BAILey It could be. 00:00:27 BAILey Two Schrodinger's or just one. 00:00:29 BAILey You will have to observe the entire episode to collapse the wavefunction. 00:00:33 BAILey Now on. 00:00:34 BAILey With the show. 00:00:36 BAILey But first, here's some dubstep. 00:00:47 Frank Hello and welcome to impact quantum. 00:00:51 Frank The podcast where we. 00:00:52 Frank Explore this new. 00:00:53 Frank Field of quantum computing from an engineer's perspective. Maybe you're a software engineer. Maybe you're a data engineer. 00:00:59 Frank But you keep hearing about this thing called quantum computing, which is going to change everything. 00:01:04 Frank And I happen to believe that it will change everything, and to that end I. 00:01:07 Frank Hey I have my trusty co-host from data driven. 00:01:11 Frank With me Andy Leonard. 00:01:12 Andy Hey Frank, thanks for for bringing me along as folks will quickly learn, you know way more about quantum computing. 00:01:20 Andy Than I do. 00:01:21 Andy So I guess I'm just here for my pretty faves. 00:01:24 Frank Of course, of course we are. 00:01:25 Frank Actually recording this in video on teams, but come with me with us for the first time in impact quantum history. 00:01:33 Frank We have a guest and it's Doctor Mark Jackson. 00:01:36 Frank Uh, who has probably the coolest job title I have heard in about a decade or two? 00:01:43 Frank Welcome to the show. 00:01:43 Frank Mark, you're our first guest ever. 00:01:45 Dr. Mark Jackson Thank you Frank. 00:01:46 Dr. Mark Jackson Thank you Andy. 00:01:47 Dr. Mark Jackson It's great to be here. 00:01:49 Frank Uh, so as Andy said, you know, I do. 00:01:52 Frank When I you know I would use the term knows more as a very relative term part of the if you're listening to the show and you've listened to the archives. 00:02:01 Frank Part of the reason why we haven't had a lot of shows is because I really kind of hit my cerebral limit at the time to talk about so. 00:02:09 Frank Given that quantum is still a relatively new field and there's a shortage of experts in the field, but I think you know we were. 00:02:17 Frank I was blessed to get in contact with Mark where we can talk about kind of this with an expert because he's a quantum evangelist. 00:02:27 Dr. Mark Jackson Yes, it's a. 00:02:28 Dr. Mark Jackson It's a pleasure to be here and I am Cambridge, quantum quantum evangelist. 00:02:33 Dr. Mark Jackson I'm glad you like my title. 00:02:34 Dr. Mark Jackson It's it's pretty unique. 00:02:36 Frank That is very cool. 00:02:37 Frank Uhm so So what? 00:02:39 Frank You know, what does a First off? 00:02:41 Frank How did you get into quantum? 00:02:43 Frank What's your background? 00:02:44 Frank Is your background in quantum physics? 00:02:46 Frank Or computing or. 00:02:46 Dr. Mark Jackson My background is in yes, so my background is actually in superstring theory, if you're. 00:02:51 Dr. Mark Jackson Familiar with that? 00:02:53 Dr. Mark Jackson Yeah, for 15 years I did that. 00:02:54 Dr. Mark Jackson I earned my pH. 00:02:56 Dr. Mark Jackson In string theory from Columbia University under the supervision of Brian Greene, who you might recognize. 00:03:02 Dr. Mark Jackson And then I did it. 00:03:02 Frank In fact, he's the one. 00:03:03 Frank Who's documentaries on string theory I I do enjoy? 00:03:07 Dr. Mark Jackson Yes, I I'm actually in that, uh, I have a very brief cameo. 00:03:10 Dr. Mark Jackson I was a student and and half my face is in it for. 00:03:13 Dr. Mark Jackson Half a second. 00:03:14 Dr. Mark Jackson Oh, very cool, very cool. 00:03:16 Frank That's awesome, you're real selected. 00:03:18 Dr. Mark Jackson So, uh, so, so yes, that was my moment of fame. 00:03:21 Dr. Mark Jackson Uh, back when I was a grad student and so then I I did research in that area for about 10 years ...