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Stop slurping at Microsoft's trough, and read about something interesting instead, like our old group member Luciano's efforts to measure the onset of reality (or sth like that -- I still have to read the paper 😉 arxiv.org/abs/2502.13932

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Hmm. Came back from a few weeks out of the loop to run into this headline, and must just say: At least they're honest enough to put it on the "Business" page instead of "Science" ;) [Honestly, good luck to them. I'll be thrilled if this time they're telling the truth. ;} ]

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

The pigeons have come home to roost, at long last! Congrats to Noah, Aharon, & the rest – just out in PNAS: how strong & weak quantum measurements compare in regards to sum rules and other desiderata, by using the seeming violation of the "pigeonhole principle." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Looking forward to #Time and #Quantum Theory! tiqt2025.quantummechanics.it

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

I think the in-flight PA announcement just said we could purchase any of our favorite atoms from duty-free, and I am really hoping to get a good deal on some Francium.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Nice, & odd, to visit a uni and realize that the postdoc I used to know at UofT is now chair of Physics here, but esp to have him claim that auditing my course waybackwhen has had lasting influence on his career. In general, lots of friendly & creative people here I haven't seen in too long.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Congrats, Joseph! twitter.com/cqiqc_toront...

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Another one... still quite a few misunderstandings, but they're different to those in previous articles, so maybe that's progress? #QuantumOptics #NegativeTime #FastLight www.nationalgeographic.fr/espace/physi...

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Merry Christmas!

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Bonnes Fêtes !

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Great pic of Daniela in this latest shot at explaining what we mean by negative time (unfortunately, we're a bit delayed getting our own explainer up there)... phys.org/news/2024-12... #Quantum #QuantumOptics #NegativeTime

submitted 67 days ago • 2 comments

Happy Festivus, every one! #Quantum #Physics #FeynmanQuotes

submitted 67 days ago • 3 comments

Towards continued cooperation between Xanadu and the University of Toronto! #QuantumComputing #Photonics

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

My former student (@lundeen.bsky.social ) and one of my [100-odd, tbf] academic uncles (Bob Boyd) team up to throw some shade: (CBC interview – sorry, only found the fb link so far) www.facebook.com/36817412/vid...

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

It looks like the @cern.bsky.social hitmen still haven't gotten their target, @hossenfelder.bsky.social, & 2 more yrs on she keeps making veiled threats! ("your future looks bleak"!) [In 2022, I couldn't resist asking Chat-GPT to start a Dan Brown novel about them... how d'you think it did?]

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REMINDER! @uoftphysics is hiring a Prof in Theoretical #QuantumOptics – only 10 days left, so please do spread the word to top candidates on the market! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... @UofTArtSci @CQIQC_Toronto #QuantumOptics #AMOPhysics #QuantumInformation #FoundationsOfQM

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

I am a failure as a standards-nerd; never before had I noticed, nor had any one pointed out to me (wtf?!), the single remaining undisturbed example of an original (1796-7) mètre, sitting calmly across the street from the Jardin de Luxembourg. (1/3) #SI #Standards #Metre #Metrology #Science #Physics

submitted 93 days ago • 2 comments

I guess Christian chose to play up his (welterweight) MMA look in keeping with that annoying "punch about its weight" idiom... #Quantum #Xanadu

submitted 98 days ago • 1 comment

Apropos of nothing, this remains my Favorite #Art Installation of All Time... Do click for vid... www.facebook.com/share/v/j9ag...

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

I guess if I'm going to be posting about strides towards fault-tolerant quantum computing, I should also share this dramatic-sounding paper from a few months ago, wherein Google Quantum AI seem to have demonstrated that they're below threshold, [1/2] arxiv.org/abs/2408.13687

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

Pretty f’ing impressive, if taken at their word. "Logical computation demonstrated with a neutral atom quantum processor” [claiming up to 28 logical qubits in 256 physical, implementing real error-corrected algorithms] arxiv.org/abs/2411.11822 #Quantum #Science #QuantumComputing #AtomComputing

submitted 100 days ago • 2 comments

Toronto friends – all reports make this sound like a fascinating book, and I'd expect no less from Patchen. I'll be too far away to attend the launch, but check it out! #ImpossibleMan #RogerPenrose @patchenbarss.bsky.social #Physics #Science #Math

submitted 101 days ago • 1 comment

Daniela's busily showing off her thesis work at #PolytechniqueMontreal ... apologies for cross-platform link: twitter.com/polyquantiqu...

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Canada’s flagship #quantum conference is coming to Toronto! 📆 Feb 19-21, 2025 📍 @UofT #QuantumDays2025, co-organized by @DeepTechCanada & @CQIQC_Toronto, promises cutting-edge insights & networking opportunities 🔗 Register: 2025.quantumdays.ca

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Hey, all! Please share/ReBleep/apply! The Uni of Toronto has a faculty opening in Theoretical Quantum Optics (broadly construed). See jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... #Quantum #QuantumOptics #Optics #QuantumInformation

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Celebrating the CIFAR #QuantumInformationScience program with a video from our stimulating Banff meeting! Happy #WorldQuantumDay2024 ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8-s... #quantum (Kudos to Christine Muschik for putting this together!!)

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If you haven't yet, do submit to #CQIQCX – 4 days left till the abstract deadline! It's certain to be a stimulating conference as always! (Please retweet / disseminate widely!) @CQIQC_Toronto #QuantumInformation #FoundationsOfQM www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/2...

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