Curious Cases Beam Me Up, Scotty!
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Nov 14, 2025 
Join Professor Ivette Fuentes, a Quantum Physicist, as she unravels the mysteries of entanglement and superposition. Professor Winfried Hensinger discusses the practicalities of quantum teleportation and its implications for quantum computing. Meanwhile, Professor Helen Beebee delves into the philosophical dilemmas of identity raised by teleportation. The trio explores whether a teleported person remains the same individual, and the potential ethical quandaries of risking one's original self for a sci-fi dream.
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Childhood Question Sparked A Quantum Career
- Winfried Hensinger recounts asking his mum in primary school what to study to build a teleportation device.
- That childhood question motivated him to study physics and quantum technologies.
Quantum Entanglement Explains Instant Links
- Entanglement links quantum particles so measuring one instantly determines the other's state.
- Ivette Fuentes compares this to special socks that are red and green until observed, then collapse together.
Teleportation Transfers Information, Not Matter
- Quantum teleportation transfers the information (quantum state) of a particle, not the physical particle itself.
- Ivette Fuentes stresses we can teleport the state (e.g., up/down superposition) but not the sock or atom itself.