What is a quantum computer and can they run Mario Kart?

Ever wondered what the difference is between a quantum computer and a normal computer? I’m going to assume the answer is yes, since you clicked on this article rather than one about something else.

Scientifically Dubious Aspects of No Man’s Sky

Yes, I am, to some degree, going to be pedantic here. I know that. You don’t have to tell me. I’m having fun, and if you don’t want to see me having fun, well, go somewhere else!

What I’m Not Going to Critique

Poking holes and cutting corners in a quantum computer

Building new universes from a bunch of magnets

Quantum physics these days is all about weird materials and what we can do with them. In this article we’ll take a look at one particular example.

Its Nobel Prize time!

Today is the day that the Nobel prizes are awarded.

To celebrate, I’ve collected some links to descriptions of the award winning science. Hopefully they’ll be no less accessible than a Bob Dylan song.

The Official Ones

Hard drives for quantum computers: As complicated as they sound

You know what are great? Magnets! Magnets are awesome!

They are useful for so many things. Some we’ve known about for centuries. Others we are only discovering now.

Ladies, let your partners go out for a beer

Research on macaques has shown that males handle stress much better when accompanied by other males than their female partners or offspring.

The Quantum Alliance

This year has seen an explosion of games that let players get up close and personal with quantum mechanics. And not just for fun, but for science too!

Big losses for science in 2016

Science progresses because of passionate and audacious individuals who are unafraid to ask questions, answers to which influence how we live our lives and view the world. We lost many of these brilliant minds in 2016.