Lectures on Tap - "The Race for Quantum Computing"

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🧠 Lecture: "The Race for Quantum Computing"

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Mark Jackson

Discover how quantum computing is poised to reshape the world around you. In this accessible, jargon-free talk, quantum physicist and technology evangelist Dr. Mark Jackson will explain what quantum computers are, how they work, and why they matter.

You’ll learn how this emerging technology could accelerate the development of personalized medicines and safer vaccines, enable better batteries for electric vehicles, improve transportation and supply chains, and transform cybersecurity and digital privacy. Dr. Jackson will highlight real-world applications being explored today, the major players driving innovation, and the potential social and economic impacts as quantum technology moves from the lab into everyday life.

No technical background is needed—just curiosity about one of the most important technologies of the coming decades.

Dr. Mark Jackson is Senior Quantum Evangelist at Quantinuum, one of the world’s leading quantum computing companies. A former researcher in superstring theory and cosmology with nearly 40 scientific publications, he is also Adjunct Faculty at Singularity University, a Trustee of Carnegie Science, an Entrepreneur In Residence at Yale Ventures, and a leading global voice on the promise and challenges of quantum tech.

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