# The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Chiara Decaroli
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Computer science
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/chiara_decaroli_the_high_stakes_race_to_make_quantum_computers_work)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Quantum computers could eventually outstrip the computational limits of classical computers. They rely on the behavior of atomic and subatomic particles, whose quantum states are incredibly fragile and easily destroyed— which is why this technology remains largely theoretical. How would quantum computers work, and are they really possible? Chiara Decaroli investigates. \[Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Christina Greer\].

## Lectures

1. [The high-stakes race to make quantum computers work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/chiara_decaroli_the_high_stakes_race_to_make_quantum_computers_work/8f6245438b65), 6 min (TED's player)