Originally published on LinkedIn
Quantum, Broadly Considered at the Institute for Advanced Study
Dec 5, 2025 | Charles Tahan
This is an archived copy of a LinkedIn post. The original is at the link above.
I really enjoyed visiting the Institute for Advanced Study yesterday and seeing old friends at the Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab. I took a walk down memory lane trying to combine talks I’ve given all the way back to 2000 in an attempt to trace out the growth of quantum information science and technology as a new field and all the technology challenges, social impact, and other issues it has and will generate, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to LPS (https://www.qubitcollaboratory.org/ (saved copy)) to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to Microsoft. It’s best time to be a scientist, engineer, or whatever combination of things I am these days.
https://www.ias.edu/events/quantum-broadly-considered-december-2025 (saved copy)
