{"id":3058,"date":"2016-12-14T09:01:32","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T14:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2017-01-12T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T14:09:06","slug":"the-talk-my-quantum-computing-cartoon-with-zach-weinersmith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/?p=3058","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;THE TALK&#8221;: My quantum computing cartoon with Zach Weinersmith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, <em>here&#8217;s<\/em> the big entr\u00e9e that I promised you yesterday:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/the-talk-3\">&#8220;THE TALK&#8221;: My joint cartoon about quantum comgputing with Zach Weinersmith of SMBC Comics.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just to whet your appetite:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/?attachment_id=3059\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3059\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3059\" src=\"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/smbc1-258x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/smbc1-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/smbc1.png 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/?attachment_id=3060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3060\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3060\" src=\"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/smbc2-237x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/smbc2-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/scottaaronson.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/smbc2.png 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In case you&#8217;re wondering how this came about: after our mutual friend Sean Carroll introduced me and Zach for a different reason, the idea of a joint quantum computing comic just seemed too good to pass up. \u00a0The basic premise&#8212;&#8220;The Talk&#8221;&#8212;was all Zach. \u00a0I dutifully drafted some\u00a0dialogue for him, which he\u00a0then improved and illustrated. \u00a0I.e., he\u00a0did almost all the work (despite having a newborn competing for his attention!). \u00a0Still, it was an honor for me to collaborate\u00a0with one of the great visual artists\u00a0of our time, and I hope you like the result. \u00a0Beyond that, I&#8217;ll let the work\u00a0speak for itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, here&#8217;s the big entr\u00e9e that I promised you yesterday: &#8220;THE TALK&#8221;: My joint cartoon about quantum comgputing with Zach Weinersmith of SMBC Comics. 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