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Someone on FB speculated that it was a trick just for this video: > the person asking the question probably works for Trudeau and Trudeau had previously memori

by Walkman 11y ago

Someone on FB speculated that it was a trick just for this video: > the person asking the question probably works for Trudeau and Trudeau had previously memorized the whole quantum explanation just for this video. and after reading an article about this claimed that: > Trudeau had actually learned the definition of quantum computing that very morning before this conference and admitted to the fact. Source: https://www.facebook.com/boeree.liv/posts/1092245874166258?comment_id=1092263554164490&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D https://www.facebook.com/boeree.liv/posts/1092245874166258?c...

pj_mukh 11y ago
How dare he educate himself on the subject of his government's funding?! /s P.S: I didn't mean to be snarky. Any politician that educates himself to even appear smart , instead of trying come off as anti-intellectual "joe six-pack" or simply a spin master (see: Trudeau's predecessor) is progress to me.
- cthor 11y ago
  You don't think him reciting a canned script made to give the impression of expertise and closing with "I could talk about this for ages..." is deceptive? He was talking like he was well-versed in the subject, when he had really just read some cliff notes.
  - morgante 11y ago
    Nobody could watch the clip and thing Trudeau is actually an expert in quantum computing. He was clearly joking about being able to talk about it for ages. He came across as an intelligent and funny politician who had made the effort to at least develop a modicum of understanding for something he's funding. Nothing more and nothing less.
  - iamben 11y ago
    I didn't take the "I could talk about this for ages..." to mean he knew everything about it, merely that this is something he found interesting enough to talk (to people) about for ages.
  - eli 11y ago
    It was a joke.
  - npunt 11y ago
    Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by humor.
unavoidable 11y ago
The fact that he bothered to learn is somehow a bad thing?
- bcook 11y ago
  I guess I'm bothered by the fact that he implied that he was more than casually educated on the subject he was talking about...
  - revscat 11y ago
    As an American, where most of our politicians eagerly jostle for the title of Stupidest Human, the fact that the PM was trying to appear smart raises him up several notches. He considers intelligence to be something worthy. That's refreshing and admirable.
    - bcook 11y ago
      He is likely intelligent but he is very ignorant of the subject he speaks, which is where my concern lies.
    - dnautics 11y ago
      As an American I would be far more concerned about a leader who knows little and makes airs of knowing more than an intelligent leader who dumbs themself down... The latter has an outside shot at being wise; the former has an outside shot at being dangerous.
      - bcook 11y ago
        Thank you for eloquently expressing what I was trying to say. I am unsure why fakery, even if said fakery is "good", is encouraged. "Fake it 'til you make it" is an individual endeavor, not a mantra that the leaders of a populace should embrace, I assume.
        dnautics 11y ago
TillE 11y ago
The conspiracy theory angle is immediately stupid if you bother to listen to the actual exchange, in which the reporter asks his real question (a fairly uncomfortable one for the PM) right after his joke. If it's a setup, you'd stop and let Trudeau respond to the joke.
- burke 11y ago
  I think what happened here was that he asked the press to ask him about quantum computing, then when this guy tried to jab him for that tactic, he spun it around and turned it back into something that worked out even better for him. Clearly it was rehearsed and staged, but like others said, I'm just impressed he made an effort to and was able to learn and regurgitate this information.
BariumBlue 11y ago
I thought it's pretty apparent he felt relatively confident going into the explanation, then got flustered and sped up as he got further into the explanation as he realised he didn't understand/couldn't explain it as well as he thought he could
jszymborski 11y ago
If this is true, it's better to pretend to know about Quantum Computing than to pretend evolution isn't a thing...
- bsbechtel 11y ago
  To play devil's advocate, pretending to know about Quantum Computing, or any highly technical subject, when applying for a job is extremely misleading. This isn't too different.
  - jszymborski 11y ago
    This is politics. The point here is that Trudeau can't pretend to know about QC and then make huge cuts to science without it being terrible optics. It's easier to go with a Palin/Trump stance of "science is sometimes right, but often wrong, especially when it's inconveniently opposed to my policy" when you plan to defund science. After the last Canadian PM took a hatchet to non-energy sector science funding, this and other recent trips to science centres like the McGill Neurological Institute, is about bridge building with the Canadian public.
msbarnett 11y ago
> Someone on FB speculated that it was a trick just for this video: > > the person asking the question probably works for Trudeau and Trudeau had previously memorized the whole quantum explanation just for this video. The question was asked by a pool reporter from The Canadian Press (that's not a generic description, it's the name of a private news organization). > and after reading an article about this claimed that: > > Trudeau had actually learned the definition of quantum computing that very morning before this conference and admitted to the fact. He said he was excited he had had a chance to learn more about quantum computing that morning while touring a quantum computing research institute to announce $50 million in funding for quantum computing. How dare he display a modicum of intellectual curiosity and learn enough about the topic to explain it to a fellow layman along the way /s This is a rather silly conspiracy theory.
- daveFNbuck 11y ago
  The problem is that he didn't learn enough to explain it to a fellow layman. He gave the impression that quantum computing is about storing more complicated bits so you can make a smaller computer.
  - empath75 11y ago
    I don't think most working physicists could explain it properly to a layman.
k-mcgrady 11y ago
Your source seems to be a random Facebook comment who quotes a source but does not link to it. Any actual evidence?
bparsons 11y ago
The person asking the question is a reporter for the Canadian Press.

by Walkman 11y ago

pj_mukh 11y ago

How dare he educate himself on the subject of his government's funding?! /s P.S: I didn't mean to be snarky. Any politician that educates himself to even appear smart , instead of trying come off as anti-intellectual "joe six-pack" or simply a spin master (see: Trudeau's predecessor) is progress to me.

cthor 11y ago
You don't think him reciting a canned script made to give the impression of expertise and closing with "I could talk about this for ages..." is deceptive? He was talking like he was well-versed in the subject, when he had really just read some cliff notes.
- morgante 11y ago
  Nobody could watch the clip and thing Trudeau is actually an expert in quantum computing. He was clearly joking about being able to talk about it for ages. He came across as an intelligent and funny politician who had made the effort to at least develop a modicum of understanding for something he's funding. Nothing more and nothing less.
- iamben 11y ago
  I didn't take the "I could talk about this for ages..." to mean he knew everything about it, merely that this is something he found interesting enough to talk (to people) about for ages.
- eli 11y ago
  It was a joke.
- npunt 11y ago
  Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by humor.

unavoidable 11y ago

The fact that he bothered to learn is somehow a bad thing?

bcook 11y ago
I guess I'm bothered by the fact that he implied that he was more than casually educated on the subject he was talking about...
- revscat 11y ago
  As an American, where most of our politicians eagerly jostle for the title of Stupidest Human, the fact that the PM was trying to appear smart raises him up several notches. He considers intelligence to be something worthy. That's refreshing and admirable.
  - bcook 11y ago
    He is likely intelligent but he is very ignorant of the subject he speaks, which is where my concern lies.
  - dnautics 11y ago
    As an American I would be far more concerned about a leader who knows little and makes airs of knowing more than an intelligent leader who dumbs themself down... The latter has an outside shot at being wise; the former has an outside shot at being dangerous.
    - bcook 11y ago
      Thank you for eloquently expressing what I was trying to say. I am unsure why fakery, even if said fakery is "good", is encouraged. "Fake it 'til you make it" is an individual endeavor, not a mantra that the leaders of a populace should embrace, I assume.
      - dnautics 11y ago

TillE 11y ago

The conspiracy theory angle is immediately stupid if you bother to listen to the actual exchange, in which the reporter asks his real question (a fairly uncomfortable one for the PM) right after his joke. If it's a setup, you'd stop and let Trudeau respond to the joke.

burke 11y ago
I think what happened here was that he asked the press to ask him about quantum computing, then when this guy tried to jab him for that tactic, he spun it around and turned it back into something that worked out even better for him. Clearly it was rehearsed and staged, but like others said, I'm just impressed he made an effort to and was able to learn and regurgitate this information.

BariumBlue 11y ago

I thought it's pretty apparent he felt relatively confident going into the explanation, then got flustered and sped up as he got further into the explanation as he realised he didn't understand/couldn't explain it as well as he thought he could

jszymborski 11y ago

If this is true, it's better to pretend to know about Quantum Computing than to pretend evolution isn't a thing...

bsbechtel 11y ago
To play devil's advocate, pretending to know about Quantum Computing, or any highly technical subject, when applying for a job is extremely misleading. This isn't too different.
- jszymborski 11y ago
  This is politics. The point here is that Trudeau can't pretend to know about QC and then make huge cuts to science without it being terrible optics. It's easier to go with a Palin/Trump stance of "science is sometimes right, but often wrong, especially when it's inconveniently opposed to my policy" when you plan to defund science. After the last Canadian PM took a hatchet to non-energy sector science funding, this and other recent trips to science centres like the McGill Neurological Institute, is about bridge building with the Canadian public.

msbarnett 11y ago

> Someone on FB speculated that it was a trick just for this video: > > the person asking the question probably works for Trudeau and Trudeau had previously memorized the whole quantum explanation just for this video. The question was asked by a pool reporter from The Canadian Press (that's not a generic description, it's the name of a private news organization). > and after reading an article about this claimed that: > > Trudeau had actually learned the definition of quantum computing that very morning before this conference and admitted to the fact. He said he was excited he had had a chance to learn more about quantum computing that morning while touring a quantum computing research institute to announce $50 million in funding for quantum computing. How dare he display a modicum of intellectual curiosity and learn enough about the topic to explain it to a fellow layman along the way /s This is a rather silly conspiracy theory.

daveFNbuck 11y ago
The problem is that he didn't learn enough to explain it to a fellow layman. He gave the impression that quantum computing is about storing more complicated bits so you can make a smaller computer.
- empath75 11y ago
  I don't think most working physicists could explain it properly to a layman.

k-mcgrady 11y ago

Your source seems to be a random Facebook comment who quotes a source but does not link to it. Any actual evidence?

bparsons 11y ago

The person asking the question is a reporter for the Canadian Press.