Quantum Information and Computing

Beginner Resources

• Excellent slides on the Bloch sphere: The Bloch Sphere, Rotations on the Bloch Sphere

Miscellaneous

• Exact quantum lower bound for Grover’s problem: The clearest explanation for optimality of Grover’s algorithm that I’ve seen
• A Grand Unification of Quantum Algorithms: Explains how phase estimation, simulation and Grover’s search all arise from the quantum singular value transform
• ZX-calculus for the working quantum computer scientist: Beginner’s guide to ZX Calculus, a graphical language for quantum computing

Software Development

• Git fetch and merge

Fiction

• The Strike series
• The Millennium series
• The Mistborn series, and Sanderson’s Laws of Magic.
• The Cherub series: highly underrated book series about a bunch of super cool teenage spies.

Fitness

• Caroline Girvan’s intense and fun workouts, packed with lots of diversity: Youtube channel

Motivation

• So, you think you’re bad at math… by Dr. Courtney Gibbons video
• I will survive! video
• Three pieces of reassurance for early-stage PhD researchers link