ABOUT ME

Hello, I'm Maria! I am a quantum physicist, science communicator and content creator. Recently I started hosting a Quantum Foundations Podcast on my YouTube channel. 

I've been working at the quantum computing company Oxford Quantum Circuits since October 2024, in a hybrid role of research on quantum error correction and science communication as "Developer Advocate". I have a PhD from the University of Oxford in the foundations of quantum information science, including the quantum arrow of time, quantum measurement paradoxes and locality in entanglement. 

Alongside my PhD, I did several internships combining quantum with science communication, at IBM Quantum and Riverlane, and was active in many outreach, education and entrepreneurship initiatives.

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Quantum Minesweeper: How to see a bomb without looking

Find out how to code a quantum bomb-tester on a quantum computer and play quantum minesweeper. 

Newcomb's Paradox: A Glitch in the Admissions Process

Starts at 0:45. A 5-minute video explaining Newcomb's Paradox. Includes creativity, free will and simulations.

             A Raspberry Pi Quantum Computing Lab                         

What do Raspberry Pis and chocolates have in common? Quantum computing!

Time's arrow, entropy and Boltzmann brains

Do you like your eggs scrambled forwards or backwards?

Latest news and blog posts

In honour of World Quantum Day on 14th April 2024, I collaborated with friends Jacob Watkins, Ben Hall and Frances Lunder to produce a quantum computing themed parody! Jacob and I wrote the lyrics, and they are sung by Frances Lunder as a "Variational quantum algorithm", and Ben Hall as a "quantum scientist", telling the emotional story of working...

On Wednesday 10th April, I competed in the Institute of Physics 3-Minute-Wonder competition (mentioned in my previous blog post). With the help of mini-eggs and popcorn, I gave a talk about my research, "Can a quantum demon reverse time's arrow?". I'm excited to have won the heat and be competing in the Grand Final at the Royal Institution on...

I was recently asked if I have any tips for academic presentations, and I thought I'd post a version of my response here! This is the pretty unfiltered and spontaneous list of tips that immediately came to mind: