Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

Quantum Computers Aren't Useless. You Just Don't Know How to Use Them.

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Apr 20, 2026
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Cora Barrett
Cora Barrett, a quantum systems PhD student and instructor of Quantum 101 on Quantum Rings, teaches practical quantum computing labs. She discusses hands‑on tools and simulators that let students run real algorithms, how education not hardware is the bottleneck, and why accessible training is accelerating quantum progress and new AI applications.
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Tooling Is The Real Quantum Revolution

  • Quantum tooling, not hardware, is driving the current quantum shift.
  • Quantum Rings provides a high-fidelity simulator that runs hundreds of qubits and millions of gates on a laptop, replicating Google's $10M experiment.

Q-Day Moved Up To Around 2029

  • Recent papers dramatically reduced qubit and time estimates for breaking encryption, accelerating Q-Day to ~2029.
  • Google, Oratomic, and another group cut qubit needs from millions to hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands.

From 300 Baud To Local Quantum Simulators

  • Brian recalls 1982 era dial-up university computing to illustrate past access barriers to powerful computing.
  • He compares waiting in queue for noisy 20-qubit cloud runs five years ago to that painful modem experience.
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