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The Quantum Kid3 Big Wows! Quantum Computing, New Drugs, and a 3D-Printed Human Ear!Do leave comments, like and subscribe! Would you like to print a new ear? How about a new heart? In this episode of The Quantum Kid, 9-year-old Kai goes somewhere very few kids ever get to go: a real bioprinting lab at ETH Zurich.With the help of a researcher, Kai 3D-prints a mini human ear đŠ» made from living cells â and learns how scientists use printed tissue to study the body and test new medicines.Back in the s...
2026-01-2227 min
The Quantum KidCan Quantum Computing Make Robots Smarter?Christmas episode!!In this Christmas episode, Kai - The Quantum Kid - explores what happens when quantum computing meets robotics. With:- John Preskill, Caltech theoretical physicist, who coined the term 'quantum supremacy', and - Ken Goldberg, US Berkley robotics expertwe discuss how quantum computers could help robots make smarter decisions and solve problems faster, and what this could mean for the future of intelligent machines. We also talk about uncertainty - both in the context of quantum and in the context of robotics. Oh, and Kai also teleports to a super cool robotics lab in Zurich, ANYbotics, and...
2026-01-0829 min
The Quantum KidScott Aaronson's Chat with Kai: Time Travel, Wormholes, Paradoxes, and the Future of PhysicsIn this episode of The Quantum Kid, Katia Moskvitch and nine-year-old co-host Kai explore one of the most fascinating frontiers in modern physics: time travel, and what quantum mechanics and relativity really say about it. Our guest is Scott Aaronson â one of the worldâs leading experts in quantum computing, the Schlumberger Centennial Chair of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin, and director of UTâs Quantum Information Center.Together, we dig into the science behind the movies â from Back to the Future to Interstellar â and unpack what physics actually allows. Scott explains:- Why traveling forward in...
2026-01-0823 min
The Quantum KidSteven Chu & Peter Shor: How Can Quantum Tech Help Fight Climate Change?In this episode of The Quantum Kid, Kai and Katia explore one of the biggest questions of our time: Can quantum computing help the environment and make our world just that tiny bit more sustainable?Theyâre joined by two legendary scientists: Dr. Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate in Physics and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, and Professor Peter Shor, inventor of Shorâs algorithm, the discovery that sparked the modern era of quantum computing.Together, they discuss how quantum technologies could transform energy systems, climate solutions, and sustainable innovationâand how curiosity and creativity can drive real-world progress.Itâs a...
2026-01-0824 min
The Quantum KidCan Quantum Computers Help US Explore Space?In this episode of The Quantum Kid, 9-year-old Kai and his science writer mum, Katia Moskvitch, travel to the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth. They visit the Paranal Observatory, home to the Very Large Telescope, which combines four 8.2-meter telescopes into a single virtual mirror, giving it the highest optical resolution in the world. The Atacama is so free of light pollution that astronomical observations are stunning, with the Milky Way stretching overhead like a magical, colorful blanket.With the podcast guests: - Avi Loeb, astrophysicist at Harvard University, and - Karen Hallberg, Nobel Peace...
2026-01-0821 min
The Quantum KidStep with Kai into the ETH Zurich Quantum Lab - and program a quantum computer!In this episode, a 9-year-old codes on a real quantum computer!Join us as we visit an actual quantum computing lab at ETH Zurich - Albert Einstein's alma mater - with Kai, The Quantum Kid. â And if you haven't yet, don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel! Together, we step inside the cutting-edge world of superconducting qubits and meet Dr Anatoly Kulikov, one of the ETH researchers pushing the limits of physics. And... we even see Kai run his very own quantum algorithm on a live quantum processor!What to expect in this episode:A behind-the-scenes to...
2026-01-0819 min
The Quantum KidCan quantum computing reinvent manufacturing? (With a little help from a 3D printed panda)In this episode of The Quantum Kid, 9-year-old Kai teams up with co-host Katia to explore how quantum computing is beginning to reshape how we build, design, and optimize everything â from materials to supply chains.They're joined by two brilliant guests:đč Frederik Flöther â Chief Quantum Officer at QuantumBasel, home to Switzerlandâs first commercial quantum computerđč Antonio Linares â Global manufacturing executive working on real-world tech integrationđĄ Topics include:â What a qubit really is (explained for kids and adults)â How quantum can help discover stronger, lighter materialsâ Real examples from pharma, HVAC, and industrial designâ The role of ethics, accessibility, and imagina...
2026-01-0816 min
The Quantum KidThe Quantum Kid: Can Quantum Computers Fly a Plane?In this first episode of The Quantum Kid , 9-year-old Kai explores big questions, together with:his mom, physicist and STEM communicator, former WIRED business editor and IBM Research Head of Comms for Europe Katia Moskvitch, a quantum expert - ETH Zurich Quantum Information Professor Renato Renner, and a business leader - patent attorney and investor, also Kai's awesome uncle, Andrei MoskvitchThese are the questions we all want to get an answer to. We've heard the buzz, noticed the hype, but...What are quantum computers, really?Theyâre no...
2025-07-0419 min