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Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists
Microsoft Research · May 14, 2018 · 1h 28m
What this video covers
An 88-minute Microsoft Research talk that explains how quantum computers beat classical ones using basic linear algebra, qubits, superposition and gates. It works through the Deutsch oracle problem and ends with entanglement, teleportation and a live demo.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
It is HN's most frequently recommended starting point for quantum computing because it avoids pop-science hand-waving and needs only basic linear algebra.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“really hammered it home for me. It goes slowly”
“This video is the simplest explanation that I have found for Quantum Computing”
“Here is a video of a researcher at Microsoft Quantum lecturing on this”