Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's quantum computing explanation goes viral

A video has gone viral of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau showing off his geek side by nailing a reporter’s question about quantum computing.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's quantum computing explanation goes viral

Speaking at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, where he was making a funding announcement, Mr Trudeau dared reporters to ask him about how quantum computing works during a question period.

When a reporter obliged, Mr Trudeau, a former teacher, gave a detailed and elaborate mini-lesson on the difference between normal and quantum computing, drawing laughter and applause from an audience of some of Canada’s brightest theoretical physicists.

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