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Nobel Prize in Physics Winner: John Martinis on the State of Quantum

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Nobel Prize in Physics Winner: John Martinis on the State of Quantum

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

Oct 27
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

Oct 27
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(0:00) David Friedberg intros John Martinis, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (0:43) John's history, how he got into physics (4:54) Explainer on quantum mechanics (22:57) Quantum tunneling and the 1985 paper that led to this Nobel Prize ...

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In this episode, David Friedberg welcomes John Martinis, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, for an in-depth conversation about the evolution of quantum mechanics and its real-world applications. The discussion traces Martinis’s scientific journey from early academic inspiration to pioneering research that bridged theoretical concepts with experimental breakthroughs in quantum computing.
03:50
Macroscopic electrical circuits can potentially behave quantum mechanically
14:52
Superconducting circuits allow electrons to flow without resistance via Cooper pair condensation
29:56
Quantum supremacy demonstrated with 53 qubits
37:25
A million-qubit quantum computer is likely necessary for solving general problems due to error correction demands.
47:41
Ben Mazin at UC Santa Barbara is using superconducting detectors to search for exoplanets.

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David Friedberg intros John Martinis, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics
00:00
John's history, how he got into physics
00:43
Explainer on quantum mechanics
04:54
Quantum tunneling and the 1985 paper that led to this Nobel Prize
22:57
Understanding qubits, the state of quantum computing, and the impact of AI
30:37
US vs China in quantum, reactions to winning the Nobel Prize
40:56

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David Friedberg: Welcome today. I'm very excited for this. All In Interview with this week's Nobel Laureate, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2025. John Martinis. John, welcome to the All In Interview. John Martinis: Yeah, thanks for inviting me. I...