Science in Perspective
🌌 Science in Perspective
Science doesn’t end with the parts — it begins again at the patterns. Science in Perspective looks beyond reductionism to reveal how structures create meaning, how information flows through systems, and how universal principles connect physics, biology, mind, and society.
Each episode explores real scientific research but shifts the level of description to uncover the meta-level patterns that shape reality itself. This is science seen from above — integrative, rigorous, and alive with pattern.
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Science in Perspective
Stop Forcing Quantum to Think Classically: What Google Got Right, and Wrong, about Quantum Supremacy
In this episode I discuss Google’s new Willow chip and its claim of quantum supremacy — what the experiment actually did, why the benchmark still reflects classical thinking, and why forcing quantum systems to behave like deterministic machines misses their true potential. Instead of celebrating speed alone, we explore the deeper question: should quantum computing aim to mimic classical algorithms, or unlock genuinely emergent behavior the way nature does?
Suggested Reading
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03300-4 (nature announcement)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19550 (Google's echo paper)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-025-01908-7.pdf (Vibronic coupling paper)
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