Wow!! An intelligent politician!!  smiley: eek

Canadian PM was jokingly asked about quantum computing and gives perfect answer

HE’S movie-star handsome, wears sharp suits and runs one of the world’s biggest democracies, and then there’s that marvellous brain.

Reporters were left shocked and impressed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a press conference conducted after he delivered a budget announcement of $50m for a physics institute in Ontario.

The theatrical announcement took place in front of a blackboard full of maths equations, and Trudeau was put on the spot by a reporter who jokingly asked him to explain quantum computing.

The reporter was set to ask the PM about Canada’s mission against ISIS, but started with the quip “I was was going to ask you about quantum computing, but ...”

Trudeau immediately replied: “Very simply, normal computers work by ...”, before he was cut off by the shocked laughs of the press.

He then went on to give a great explanation of the topic, surprising the whole room.

“Very simply, normal computers work by ... either the power going through a wire or not. It’s 1 or a 0. They’re binary systems. What quantum states allow for is much more complex information to be encoded into a single bit. A regular computer bit is either a 1 or 0 - on or off.”

He continued: “A quantum state can be much more complex than that because as we know, things can be both particles and waves at the same time. And the uncertainty around quantum states allows us to encode more information into a much smaller computer.

“So that’s what’s exciting about quantum computing. Don’t get me going on this or we’ll be here all day, trust me.”

See more @ http://www.news.com.au/technology/canadian-pm-was-jokingly-asked-about-quantum-computing-and-gives-perfect-answer/news-story/4d54017269464a79552ecf90637903d1



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