This is the mother, the mother of all solar flares capable of wiping out all power supplies in on the surface and in outer space surrounding planet Earth. We're talking about shutting down civilization as we know it. No electricity, no power plants, food riots, no refrigeration, people riding in the streets,. scrounging for any scrap of food they can find. It would be a horrible mess. And that's where quantum computers can calculate some of these disasters.
How will quantum computing change the world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about the development of quantum computing and what it means for humanity with theoretical physicist Michio Kaku.
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