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OUTLINE:Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.(00:00) - Introduction(05:56) - How are processors made?(25:15) - Are engineers or physicists more important(27:43) - Super-conductivity(43:31) - Computation(48:07) - Computation vs communication(51:48) - Electrons for computation and light for communication(1:02:32) - Neuromorphic computing(1:27:23) - What is NIST?(1:30:41) - Implementing super-conductivity(1:38:20) - The future of neuromorphic computing(1:57:54) - Loop neurons(2:04:09) - Machine learning(2:18:36) - Cosmological evolution(2:25:44) - Cosmological natural selection(2:43:05) - Life in the universe(2:50:52) - The rare Earth hypothesis