REALITY LOST - BONUS FIVE (STEPHANIE WEHNER ON QUANTUM COMPUTERS)

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A bonus scene from REALITY LOST, a different documentary about quantum mechanics by Karol Jalochowski, the movie produced by Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at National University of Singapore (NUS). Stephanie Wehner and Dag Kaszlikowski, both Principal Investigators at CQT/NUS, discuss where quantum computers came from, and when those devices might be available. Stephanie also explains why she decided to do research on non existing machines. We filmed the conversation in Tiong Bahru, Singapore. SYNOPSIS When 20th century begun, a major shift took place in science. Scientists started making experiments with an unprecedented precision. Fiddle with single particles, atoms, and electrons. And they got bewildered. Small objects seemed to have a sort of fuzzy properties. What's more - the very act of observing them, of measuring them, seemed to bring them to live, excavate them from a vague domain. Equations of quantum mechanics were beautiful. They did generate astonishingly correct answers for mind boggling questions about the exotic micro world. But there was a price to pay. Objective reality had to go. Was is regained? --------------------------------------------- SCIENTISTS ON SCREEN Dagomir Kaszlikowski Physicist, theorist, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Artur Ekert Physicist, theorist, director of Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore; Professor of Quantum Physics, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford Valerio Scarani Physicist, theorist, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Christian Kurtsiefer Physicist, experimentalist, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Charles Bennett Physicist, information theorist and IBM Fellow at IBM Research. Gilles Brassard Physicist, theorist at Université de Montréal Stephanie Wehner Physicist, theorist, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore Vlatko Vedral Physicist, theorist, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, and University of Oxford WRITTEN AND FILMED BY Karol Jalochowski HOSTED BY Dagomir Kaszlikowski SUPPORTED BY Artur Ekert DANCE CHOREOGRAPHED AND PERFORMED BY Strangeweather Movement Group Segments adapted from the performance "The Spooky Action at a Distance" Faye Lim Bernice Lee Christina Chan Jia Ai Daniel Sahagun Sanchez - a physicists too POTTERY SEQUENCES FILMED AT Thow Kwang Industry ARTWORKS BY Steven Low Thia Kwang Ng Yang Ce MUSIC Jessica Lurie Ensemble "Baba Yaga's Seven League Boots", "Shop of Wild Dreams", "Dreamsville", "Hunger Artist Theme", "The 43rd Day", "Sleepwalker's Travel Guide", "Pinjur", "Grinch", "Z.I.P.A.", "For A Thousand Kisses (instrumental version)", "I Don't Care If I Don't Care (instrumental version)" ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY Dagomir Kaszlikowski SOUND CO-RECORDED BY Momo Lu Yin PHOTOGRAPHS European Laboratory for Particle Physics Leo Baeck Institute Krishnamurti Foundation Trust MANY THANKS TO Ewa, Kajtek, and Jedrek Jalochowski Asanthi Shiyara Mendis Akihito Soeda Jenny Hogan AND MANY THANKS FOR HOSPITALITY TO Tan Teck Yoke and Yulianti Tan of Thow Kwang Industry Ltd. Steven Low Thia Kwang Ng Yang Ce THANKS FOR ENCOURAGEMENT TO Polityka Weekly MOVIE GRANT BY Centre for Quantum Techologies National University of Singapore FILMED IN SINGAPORE, 2013 MOVIE BLOG: quantum-dreams.com