Episode 7: AI Weather Forecasting, Quantum Computing Error Correction, and Coffee Optimization

This week we dive deeper into the world of AI and how it will impact our daily lives, investigate Google's developments in quantum error correction, and find out how to carefully curate your morning cup of joe to fit your daily needs. All that and a little bit of upcoming events in this week's episode. 

Citations Follow:

AI Weather:

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03957-3?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=679a647084-nature-briefing-ai-robotics-20241210&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-679a647084-499015222&mc_cid=679a647084&mc_eid=2537c0eb4c
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08252-9
• https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14956
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02249-6
• pcam
• Primitive equations - Wikipedia
• meteorology - What exactly is the time step in weather predictions? - Physics Stack Exchange
• Weather Forecast Models: The Ultimate Guide (2024) | Climavision
• ECMWF vs GFS. What’s the difference, and which weather model is more accurate - Windy.app
• Chaos Theory: What It Is, History, and Example
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08252-9

Quantum Computing:

• Google’s quantum computer hits key milestone by reducing errors
• Suppressing quantum errors by scaling a surface code logical qubit | Nature
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03288-3
• ‘A truly remarkable breakthrough’: Google’s new quantum chip achieves accuracy milestone
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03288-3
• Building logical qubits in a superconducting quantum computing system | npj Quantum Information
• Quantum processor enters unprecedented territory for error correction – Physics World
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9050892/
• How Do CPUs Continue to Increase in Power?
• What is High Performance Computing | NetApp
• Limits of computation - Wikipedia
• https://qmunity.thequantuminsider.com/2024/10/03/what-are-physical-logical-and-topological-qubits/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_optimization_algorithms
• Bremermann's limit - Wikipedia
• Quantum error correction - Wikipedia

Coffee Roasting Optimization

• Caffeine content in filter coffee brews as a function of degree of roast and extraction yield | Scientific Reports
• Scientists examine how roasting affects the perfect brew
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-80385-3
• What influences the taste of coffee? | Mistobox Coffee Blog
• The Six Sensory Taste Factors
• Coffee extraction - Wikipedia
• What is HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) ？ : SHIMADZU (Shimadzu Corporation)