Rudd vs Hawking at Quantum Chess
January 27, 2016 2:23 PM Subscribe
Caltech's Institute for Quantum Information and Matter in association with Trouper Productions bring you a chess match for the ages: Paul Rudd vs Stephen Hawking in a game of Quantum Chess, narrated by Keanu Reeves.
That made my whole day! Loved seeing Hawking watching the cat videos.
posted by KingBoogly at 2:48 PM on January 27, 2016
posted by KingBoogly at 2:48 PM on January 27, 2016
I think it's pretty clear from Celery Man that Paul Rudd already understood entanglement.
posted by barchan at 2:49 PM on January 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by barchan at 2:49 PM on January 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
Hawking's a fool. Don't correct the "Cal Poly" remark, let Rudd win, and then let him schlep out to Pomona for nothing.
posted by benito.strauss at 2:52 PM on January 27, 2016
posted by benito.strauss at 2:52 PM on January 27, 2016
Paul Rudd is pretty damn likable. I hope 2016 spares him.
posted by bonobothegreat at 2:58 PM on January 27, 2016 [5 favorites]
posted by bonobothegreat at 2:58 PM on January 27, 2016 [5 favorites]
So cute!! My eight year old chess nerd/budding scientist loved it!! Thanks for sharing!
posted by pearlybob at 3:05 PM on January 27, 2016
posted by pearlybob at 3:05 PM on January 27, 2016
Alex Winter cameo!
posted by Chrysostom at 3:49 PM on January 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Chrysostom at 3:49 PM on January 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
> Alex Winter cameo!
He did direct it.
posted by timdiggerm at 3:55 PM on January 27, 2016 [2 favorites]
He did direct it.
posted by timdiggerm at 3:55 PM on January 27, 2016 [2 favorites]
The Twitter posts from everyone from Pope Francis to Judd Aptow to NASA was where I lost it.
This was amazing--thanks for posting!
posted by magstheaxe at 4:08 PM on January 27, 2016
This was amazing--thanks for posting!
posted by magstheaxe at 4:08 PM on January 27, 2016
“Future Keanu was right.”Well, I just found my new favourite thing to scream the next time I defeat something or someone in any situation.
posted by Fizz at 4:16 PM on January 27, 2016 [5 favorites]
so where can i get this quantum chess app anyhow? seems pretty cool.
posted by some loser at 4:48 PM on January 27, 2016
posted by some loser at 4:48 PM on January 27, 2016
Don't correct the "Cal Poly" remark, let Rudd win, and then let him schlep out to Pomona SAN LUIS OBISPO...
where he could have competed in Quantum Madden 16 against Cal Poly alumnus John Madden himself... (or Quantum Rock Band against Weird Al Yankovic)
posted by oneswellfoop at 4:49 PM on January 27, 2016
where he could have competed in Quantum Madden 16 against Cal Poly alumnus John Madden himself... (or Quantum Rock Band against Weird Al Yankovic)
posted by oneswellfoop at 4:49 PM on January 27, 2016
No slight intended, oneswellfoop. I seriously considered SLO, but I figured Rudd lives near Hollywood, which is much closer to Pomona.
posted by benito.strauss at 5:15 PM on January 27, 2016
posted by benito.strauss at 5:15 PM on January 27, 2016
They got Legal's mate right, with a quantum twist. One (or more) of those guys actually plays chess. Thumbs up.
posted by O. Bender at 6:05 PM on January 27, 2016
posted by O. Bender at 6:05 PM on January 27, 2016
Hollywood, which is much closer to Pomona.
Wut?
At least when I was attending Caltech, the confusion between the two schools was surprisingly common. "Where do you go to school?" "Caltech" "Is that the one in Pomona or the one in San Luis Obispo?"
posted by Slothrup at 6:14 PM on January 27, 2016
Wut?
At least when I was attending Caltech, the confusion between the two schools was surprisingly common. "Where do you go to school?" "Caltech" "Is that the one in Pomona or the one in San Luis Obispo?"
posted by Slothrup at 6:14 PM on January 27, 2016
Oh, you meant Hollywood is closer to Pomona than to SLO. I thought you were saying it was closer to Pomona than to Pasadena.
posted by Slothrup at 6:17 PM on January 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Slothrup at 6:17 PM on January 27, 2016 [1 favorite]
Best PC vs Mac ad ever.
posted by girlhacker at 8:48 PM on January 27, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by girlhacker at 8:48 PM on January 27, 2016 [4 favorites]
On the Importance of Being Quantum
As demonstrated by Quantum Chess, introducing the element of the unknown appears to give humans an equal chance when playing computers.
posted by a lungful of dragon at 1:19 AM on January 28, 2016
As demonstrated by Quantum Chess, introducing the element of the unknown appears to give humans an equal chance when playing computers.
posted by a lungful of dragon at 1:19 AM on January 28, 2016
I'm so glad I came back to watch this today. I agree with magstheaxe; those tweets were awesome.
"Hawking is just playing with his food now," made me squawk.
posted by blurker at 8:12 AM on January 28, 2016
"Hawking is just playing with his food now," made me squawk.
posted by blurker at 8:12 AM on January 28, 2016
Delicious. That is all.
posted by Mental Wimp at 10:56 AM on January 28, 2016
posted by Mental Wimp at 10:56 AM on January 28, 2016
KEANU: "That doesn't surprise me. I don't age."
RUDD: "That makes sense to me."
Made me chuckle out loud.
posted by Navelgazer at 11:29 AM on January 28, 2016
RUDD: "That makes sense to me."
Made me chuckle out loud.
posted by Navelgazer at 11:29 AM on January 28, 2016
Paul Rudd should be in everything.
posted by Room 641-A at 11:53 AM on January 28, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Room 641-A at 11:53 AM on January 28, 2016 [2 favorites]
I'm super-wondering now whether the filmmakers gave Dr. Hawking a script which he then typed into his speech synthesizer for them to record for the movie, or whether they didn't bother him with all that and just filmed him for a little bit and then synthesized his lines themselves. I'd like to believe the former...
posted by slappy_pinchbottom at 9:59 PM on January 28, 2016
posted by slappy_pinchbottom at 9:59 PM on January 28, 2016
And now they're doing a Kickstarter to make the Quantum Chess game for real...
mmmkay...
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:02 PM on February 2, 2016
mmmkay...
posted by oneswellfoop at 10:02 PM on February 2, 2016
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