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EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 40 MIN

The Quantum Clock That Could Replace GPS

from Thinking On Paper · host Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson

Infleqtion CEO Matt Kinsella joins Thinking on Paper to explain neutral atom quantum computing, quantum clocks, and why the future of computing may depend on synchronisation as much as raw processing power. The conversation moves from GPS spoofing and UK submarine navigation to Nvidia’s hybrid quantum AI stack, quantum sensing, edge computing, quantum error correction, and the growing race to build commercially useful quantum systems.Please enjoy the show.--Thinking on Paper is a technology podcast about AI, Space, quantum computing, science, and the systems shaping the future. 🏠 Buy us a beer on Substack🎧 Take us with you on Spotify🎧 Remember steve jobs on APPLE📺 Get the clips and outtakes on Instagram --Timestamps:(00:00) Trailer(01:50) GPS(04:48) What is a quantum clock?(07:18) How atoms keep time with laser precision(08:14) Room temperature quantum(12:38) The Rydberg state(14:03) Quantum clock on a UK submarine(17:06) Quantum in space(18:48) Hybrid quantum-classical workflows(23:18) Software layers(25:32) Drug discovery (29:03) The bridge between classical and quantum(31:54) Quantum Clocks & Quantum Computers(33:48) Nvidia(35:42) Quality or Quantity of Qubits (38:00) Quantum mechanics and free willLove it.Thanks. 

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