Introduction to Quantum Computing

During the Spring (southern hemisphere) of 2020 I’m teaching Introduction to Quantum Computing. In these Covid-19 times, the class is … More

My Speech to 500 Australian Teenage Schoolboys About Mathematics

I suppose I should start with who I am and what I do and perhaps why I am here in … More

We are quantum drunks under the lamp post—we are only looking at stuff that we can shine photons on.

Something I lost sight of for a long time is the reason I study physics, or the reason I started … More

Two new papers were recently posted on the arXiv with my first two official PhD students since becoming a faculty … More

As we approach the peak of the second hype cycle of quantum computing, I thought it might be useful to … More

A snarky academic joke which might actually be interesting (but still a snarky joke).

“Mathematics is the language of the universe.” — every science popularizer ever

For the first time, physicists have found a new fundamental state of cow, challenging the current standard model. Coined the … More

I make jokes. I do scientist. I make jokes while doing science.