In this episode, Marissa Giustina addresses some basic questions about quantum computing. You’ll learn about what makes a quantum computer "quantum”, and what differentiates it from a regular computer.

In this episode, Daniel Sank discusses the difference between classical and quantum information at the physical level, and how quantum information is harnessed in superconducting devices. You’ll learn what makes a superconducting qubit a quantum mechanical device, as well as some of the challenges researchers face in preserving quantum information.

In this episode, Dave Bacon (Twitter: @dabacon) teaches you what a quantum program looks like via a simple "hello qubit” program using Cirq. You’ll also learn about some of the exciting challenges facing quantum programmers today, such as whether Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) processors have the ability to solve important practical problems.

In this episode, Sergio Boixo explains the significance of the important milestone for quantum computing known as quantum supremacy. You’ll learn how quantum computers can outperform classical computations, and how the Google Quantum AI team set up their experiment to test for quantum supremacy.