Quantum Leaps and Grandma's Hugs, A Letter to My Beloved Grandma

This is a submission for the Future Writing Challenge: How Technology Is Changing Things. Dear Grandma KrishnKumari, I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying your retirement(She is 62+ already) . I was thinking about you the other day and how you used to make physics sound like the most exciting subject in the world. I bet if you were still teaching, you’d be telling your students all about the amazing technologies that are just around the corner. Have you heard about quantum AI, quantum computing, and virtual reality? They’re not like something out of a science fiction novel, but they’re actually real and coming soon! Okey, take a deep breath, I am telling you a bit about them in a way that even I can understand. First, there’s quantum AI. You are having a helper that’s smarter than any computer we have today. It can learn and solve problems at lightning speed. It’s like having a genie that can grant any wish, but instead of three wishes, it can handle millions in a blink. With quantum AI, we might be able to cure diseases, predict the weather perfectly, or even create art that’s indistinguishable from human-made masterpieces. I can just see you telling me, “Aniruddha, that’s the future of problem-solving!” Then there’s quantum computing. This one’s a bit like the super-fast calculator I mentioned. But it’s not just fast; it can handle problems that would take regular computers thousands of years to solve. It’s based on the weird and wonderful world of quantum physics, which I know you love. Can you remember those quantum mechanics lessons you used to give? Well, now they’re building machines that use those principles to compute in ways we never thought possible. I bet you’d have loved showing your students how this could crack the toughest physics problems in seconds. And here finally, virtual reality. It’s like stepping into a different world. You put on a headset, and suddenly you’re on a beach in Hawaii or exploring the pyramids in Egypt. It’s not just for games; it could be used for education too. I can see you saying, “Class, put on your headsets, we’re going particle-hunting today!” How about I come over next weekend, and we can try out a virtual reality headset? I promise it’ll be fun, and who knows, you might find a new hobby! It’d be mine and yours little adventure—grandma and grandson taking on the future. You also taught me that the only constant is change, right? Take care, Grandma. With all my love, Aniruddha

Mar 28, 2025 - 00:45

Quantum Leaps and Grandma's Hugs, A Letter to My Beloved Grandma

This is a submission for the Future Writing Challenge: How Technology Is Changing Things.

Dear Grandma KrishnKumari,

I hope this letter finds you well and enjoying your retirement(She is 62+ already) . I was thinking about you the other day and how you used to make physics sound like the most exciting subject in the world. I bet if you were still teaching, you’d be telling your students all about the amazing technologies that are just around the corner.

Have you heard about quantum AI, quantum computing, and virtual reality? They’re not like something out of a science fiction novel, but they’re actually real and coming soon!

Okey, take a deep breath, I am telling you a bit about them in a way that even I can understand. First, there’s quantum AI.

You are having a helper that’s smarter than any computer we have today. It can learn and solve problems at lightning speed. It’s like having a genie that can grant any wish, but instead of three wishes, it can handle millions in a blink. With quantum AI, we might be able to cure diseases, predict the weather perfectly, or even create art that’s indistinguishable from human-made masterpieces.

I can just see you telling me, “Aniruddha, that’s the future of problem-solving!”

Then there’s quantum computing. This one’s a bit like the super-fast calculator I mentioned. But it’s not just fast; it can handle problems that would take regular computers thousands of years to solve.

It’s based on the weird and wonderful world of quantum physics, which I know you love.

Can you remember those quantum mechanics lessons you used to give? Well, now they’re building machines that use those principles to compute in ways we never thought possible.

I bet you’d have loved showing your students how this could crack the toughest physics problems in seconds.

And here finally, virtual reality. It’s like stepping into a different world. You put on a headset, and suddenly you’re on a beach in Hawaii or exploring the pyramids in Egypt. It’s not just for games; it could be used for education too.

I can see you saying, “Class, put on your headsets, we’re going particle-hunting today!”

How about I come over next weekend, and we can try out a virtual reality headset? I promise it’ll be fun, and who knows, you might find a new hobby! It’d be mine and yours little adventure—grandma and grandson taking on the future.

You also taught me that the only constant is change, right?
Take care, Grandma.

With all my love,

Aniruddha