Qubits & Superposition

The idea that two mutually exclusive opposites can be both happening at the same time, is at the heart of quantum computing. Our traditional computers use binary code. Through a series of 0’s and 1’s we are able to program our computers. Each bit has to be either a 1 or a 0. Quantum computers use qubits which can be 0 and 1 at the same time. This is called “superposition.” I think of the new paradigm as our ability to hold two (or more) states at the same time. For example, “I am pure consciousness, oneness” and “I am a unique point of consciousness” or “I am energy” and “I am human” at the same time. Just like qubits, these states break us open to possibilities that aren’t there in the binary world. In this talk, one of the pioneers of quantum computers talks about qubits and superposition. The whole talk is fascinating, however below is the clip that discusses this aspect of quantum computing with a bit of “alternate realities” thrown in.