This Week's Expert Blog Post

November 24, 2025

Between France and Switzerland, scientists from over 100 nations work together on one of the most complex machines ever built. CERN is not a competition; it is a collaboration to uncover the fundamental secrets of our universe. History has taught us this lesson repeatedly: humanity’s greatest leaps forward are team sports.

Today, many frame the development of quantum computing as another “space race”: a zero-sum competition between global powers. As a physicist and leader who operates across continents, I believe this metaphor is not only outdated but dangerously counterproductive.

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