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Get Known. S7 E2 - Nobel Laurete John Martinis w/Quantum Computing Report’s George Schwartz
Episode 2
Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
Recently, 14000 physicists showed up in Denver, Colorado, for the APS, American Physical Society’s combined March and April meeting for 2026. Among them was the 2025 Nobel Prize winner in physics, John Martinis, who is also now CTO and co-founder of a quantum computing company called Qolab. While many of us are still getting used to the computers on our desks, John Martinis has spent his career building a completely different kind of machine that uses the laws of quantum mechanics to process information. He, John Clarke, and Michel Devoret were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize for proving that these "quantum computers" could finally solve problems that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years to finish. Their work marks the moment science fiction officially became scientific reality because these breakthroughs in "quantum supremacy" are set to transform everything from how we discover new medicines to how we secure our digital lives.This podcast mixes the technical details of quantum computing and the possibilities, along with the stories from John about how his life has changed with so much press attention and selfies. John is so good at interviewing and switching between the technical descriptions and stories about his journey. If you are a technical or scientific person who needs to talk to the press, this podcast is an amazing chance to see how this is done in practice. You'll hear about topics that are incredibly complex, well beyond a non-physicist's understanding, and also get a glimpse into the personal, human experiences of a Nobel laureate.I want to give a special thanks, as this podcast is done in cooperation with George Schwartz from Quantum Computing Report, who was covering APS this year. Whether you are technical or not, or into quantum or not, please listen through and learn from the tips and tricks John and George bring to the table in this interview.
