005. The Nobel Prize That Just Unlocked AI's Quantum Leap: Why Yesterday's Physics Win Changes Everything

24 hours ago, three scientists won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for experiments they did in a Berkeley lab in 1984. Most people think it's just another physics award. But here's what the headlines missed: their discovery of quantum tunneling in electrical circuits is the ONLY reason Google's quantum computer can now solve in 5 minutes what would take our best supercomputer 10 septillion years. And that breakthrough is about to revolutionize artificial intelligence.

In this episode, we connect the dots from a 40-year-old experiment to Google's December 2024 Willow chip, from struggling grad students to a $45 billion industry by 2035, and from abstract quantum mechanics to AI systems that could solve climate change, transform drug discovery, and train neural networks while using a fraction of the energy. We break down the science, follow the money, and show you exactly why this Nobel Prize matters for your kids' future—and why the convergence of quantum computing and AI is the most important technological shift you need to understand right now.