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#Quantum

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Universität Innsbruck

At the University of Innsbruck, the quantum computer era has already begun in teaching: starting in the fall semester, students from all faculties can attend an introductory course on quantum computer programming.

For this a quantum computer from spin-off Alpine Quantum Technologies (AQT) was integrated into the university's high-performance computing infrastructure.

More details (in German): uibk.ac.at/de/newsroom/2025/fu

📸 Dieter Kühl, AQT

#study#quantum#physics
Scott Francis

Good overview of #quantum-enhamced use cases in this WSJ article, from improved network routing to molecular modeling for drug discovery to nitrogen production for farming. Some of these use cases are already in early trials on existing machines, and IBM’s roadmap for a full-scale fault tolerant quantum computer by 2029 has industries like life sciences and insurance paying close attention. wsj.com/articles/heres-how-qua

Different Than

Shared on FB (of course) by a well-meaning and very young (under 30) friend. They don't need to feel shamed so I'll dump on it here.

This list is bananadonks.

  1. The placebo effect is explicitly a denial of the existence of whatever other explanation is offered (e.g., spells, prayers, or manifestation)

  2. Spiritualists might not like being lumped in with the "law of effect" victim-blaming nutjobs

  3. I suspect only a person who knows literally nothing about quantum theory or research could casually suggest that spiritual phenomena and the placebo effect are the same thing as "quantum physics" (maybe they mean entanglement? Or maybe the meme creator just thinks "quantum physics" is a big, mysterious thing so obviously it's the same as everything else they don't understand)

  4. No, everyone's not arguing over its name. We disagree on whether the phenomena exist in the first place, and this heterogeneous list doesn't change that.

  5. If you don't try to cram at least 3 qualitatively very different kinds of things together, then yes, plenty of people (maybe a majority of humans) deny the existence of one or more of these items.

#memes#badThinking#epistemology
Soh Kam Yung

"To gain a snapshot of how the wider community interprets quantum physics in its centenary year, Nature carried out the largest ever survey on the subject.
[...]
The responses — numbering more than 1,100, mainly from physicists — showed how widely researchers vary in their understanding of the most fundamental features of quantum experiments."

nature.com/articles/d41586-025

www.nature.comPhysicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says about reality, Nature survey showsFirst major attempt to chart researchers’ views finds interpretations in conflict.
#Quantum#Theories#Survey
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