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Amit Katwala on the Next Computer Revolution
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Amit Katwala on the Next Computer Revolution

In this episode of "Keen On", Andrew is joined by Amit Katwala, the author of "Quantum Computing: How it Works and Why it Could Change the World", to discuss how close we are to seeing quantum computers become a widespread reality.

Amit Katwala is an award-winning sports journalist, and Senior Writer at Sport magazine. He has written in-depth interview pieces with some of the biggest names in sport, including David Beckham, Lewis Hamilton, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stuart Broad and Jessica Ennis-Hill.

Amit’s first book, The Athletic Brain – how neuroscience is revolutionising sport weaves together cutting-edge science and interviews with elite athletes to show how understanding the brain could unlock new levels of sporting performance. It will be published in August 2016 by Simon & Schuster.

In 2012, Amit was nominated for Young Sportswriter of the Year by the Sports Journalists’ Association and won Young Journalist of the Year at the GG2 Leadership Awards.

Amit grew up in Bournemouth and studied Experimental Psychology at St Hugh’s College, Oxford University. He supports AFC Bournemouth and Manchester United.

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