The Quantum Frontier with Brian Greene and John Preskill

Renowned Caltech physicist John Preskill joins Brian Greene for an in-depth discussion of quantum mechanics, focusing on where we are and where we're headed with quantum computing. This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Participant: John Preskill Moderator: Brian Greene 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:33 - Are There Still Quantum Mysteries? 0:03:32 - Three Pillars of Quantum Mechanics 0:05:25 - Einstein and Quantum Entanglement 0:14:51 - Quantum Weirdness and Relativity 0:17:46 - The Measurement Problem 0:28:29 - Intro to Quantum Computing 0:40:28 - Why Preskill Switched Fields 1:00:51 - What is Quantum Error Correction? 1:15:30 - Quantum Supremacy 1:23:07 - Can Quantum Systems Impact Society? 1:27:19 - The Black Hole Diary Thought Experiment 1:31:14 - The Black Hole Bet with Stephen Hawking 1:38:44 - What We Still Don’t Understand About Black Holes 1:41:03 - From Baseball Cards to Quantum Physics 1:45:12 - Credits VISIT our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com FOLLOW us on Social Media: Facebook: / worldsciencefestival Twitter: / worldscifest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldscifest/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldscifest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-science-festival #worldsciencefestival #briangreene #cosmology #astrophysics