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Big questions about quantum, answered by the people building it. Kai and his mom, physicist and former WIRED editor Katia Moskvitch, talk to Nobel laureates, top scientists and tech leaders, and go inside labs from CERN to ETH Zurich, to find out how quantum computing, fusion, space science and AI are shaping tomorrow's world. If Kai gets it, so will you. Guests include John Martinis, Steven Chu, Peter Shor, John Preskill and Scott Aaronson. Made by Tesseract Quantum.

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  1. This Roblox game uses quantum computing?! (Gamescom reveal) Kai plays quantum chess too

    This game was shown live at Gamescom, where it got serious attention, so we had to find out what it's actually doing with quantum computing. Can a video game really run on quantum mechanics? Kai finds out, then sits down for a real game of

  2. Can quantum computers really break the encryption protecting your data?

    Can quantum computers really break the encryption protecting your data? Kai sits down with Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO of QuSecure, to find out, recorded live in Geneva at the AI for Good Summit. Plus, great questions from the UN diplomatic cor

  3. Particle Fever director: can art explain quantum physics better than equations?

    Can quantum be explained through art instead of equations? Award-winning filmmaker Mark Levinson (Particle Fever, The Universe in a Grain of Sand) joins Roger Highfield from the Science Museum Group to answer Kai's biggest questions! Chapte

  4. How do you build a quantum computing startup?

    In this episode of The Quantum Kid, Kai visits a real quantum computing startup, ZuriQ, at ETH Zurich to find out what it takes to build a company in one of the world's most advanced technologies. How do quantum startups begin? Who provides

  5. Why do kids learn quantum faster than adults? John Martinis explains

    Why do kids understand quantum concepts faster than adults? Nobel Prize winner John Martinis (2025 Nobel Prize in Physics) and Elisa Torres Durney (founder of Girls in Quantum) join Kai to find out, and to challenge how physics gets taught

  6. Can quantum computing help unlock fusion energy on Earth?

    Why can't we simulate the Sun, and could quantum computers help us build a star on Earth? Watch Kai visit a tokamak to find out. First, though, he heads to the Atacama Desert in Chile, where, among cacti and llamas, two remarkable observato

  7. Inside CERN: is quantum computing the answer to the next LHC upgrade?

    Kai visited CERN just before the Large Hadron Collider shut down for one of the biggest upgrades in its history. The High-Luminosity LHC will dramatically increase collision density: stronger magnets (up to around 12 tesla), far more partic

  8. A kid 3D-printed a human ear — then found out how quantum computers discover new drugs

    Would you like to print a new ear? How about a new heart? In this episode of The Quantum Kid, 9-year-old Kai goes somewhere very few kids ever get to go: a real bioprinting lab at ETH Zurich. With the help of a researcher, Kai 3D-prints a m

  9. John Preskill & Ken Goldberg: can quantum computers make robots smarter?

    Here's the Spotify version. Spotify has episode comments too, so I kept the "Now your turn" section. You could also turn one of those questions into a Spotify poll (there's a Polls tab on the episode page), which listeners can answer with o

  10. Scott Aaronson's Chat with Kai: Time Travel, Wormholes, Paradoxes, and the Future of Physics

    In this episode of The Quantum Kid, 9-year-old Kai explores one of the most fascinating frontiers in modern physics: time travel, and what quantum mechanics and relativity really say about it. Our guest is Scott Aaronson, one of the world's

  11. Nobel laureate Steven Chu & Peter Shor on quantum computing vs climate change

    In this episode of The Quantum Kid, Kai travels to Easter Island to explore one of the biggest questions of our time: can quantum computing help the environment and make our world just that tiny bit more sustainable? For the chat, Kai is jo

  12. This 9-year-old ran his own program on a real quantum computer

    In this episode, 9-year-old Kai codes on a real quantum computer! Join us as we visit an actual quantum computing lab at ETH Zurich, Albert Einstein's alma mater, with Kai, The Quantum Kid. We step inside the cutting-edge world of supercond

  13. Could quantum computers help us find alien life?

    In this episode of The Quantum Kid, 9-year-old Kai and his science writer mom, Katia Moskvitch, travel to the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth. They visit the Paranal Observatory, home to the Very Large Telescope, which co

  14. The 3D-printed panda: can quantum computing reinvent manufacturing?

    In this episode of The Quantum Kid, 9-year-old Kai and Katia explore how quantum computing is beginning to reshape how we build, design, and optimize everything, from materials to supply chains. Kai and Katia are joined by two brilliant gue

  15. Can Quantum Computers Fly a Plane?

    Welcome to The Quantum Kid, where 9-year-old Kai and his physicist mom, Katia Moskvitch, talk to scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs building tomorrow's world. Big questions, real answers, all explained simply. In this first episode,

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