BROADCASTS.com

ENCORE\xa0Einstein thought that quantum mechanics might be the end of physics, and most scientists felt sure it would never be useful.\xa0Today, everything from cell phones to LED lighting is completely dependent on the weird behavior described by quantum mechanics.\nBut the story continues.\xa0Quantum computers may be millions of times faster than your laptop, and applying them to big data could be transformational for biology and health.\xa0Quantum entanglement \u2013 \u201cspooky\u201d action at a distance \u2013 may not allow faster-than-light communication, but could be important in other ways.\xa0And there\u2019s even the suggestion that quantum mechanics defines the difference between life and death.\nQuantum physics.\xa0It\u2019s weird and exotic.\xa0But it\u2019s how the universe works.\nGuests:\n\n\nSeth Lloyd\xa0\u2013\xa0Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\n\n\nJohnjoe McFadden\xa0\u2013 Lecturer at the University of Surrey, and co-author of\xa0Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology\n\n\n\nMichael Raymer\xa0\u2013 Professor of physics at the University of Oregon, and author of\xa0Quantum Physics: What Everyone Needs to Know.\n\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices