Episode 142 - Quantum Computers, Past Lives, and Transgender Brains

This week on Ask Science Mike, we covered these questions: What are quantum computers? What do you make of children who remember details from a “past life?” Is there a link between suicide and religiosity? Are the brains of trans people different in any way?   Here are resources for people who want to dig deeper:   What are quantum computers? How Google’s Quantum Computer Could Change the World How Does a Quantum Computer Work? Michio Kaku: How to Program a Quantum Computer What do you make of children who remember details from a “past life?” Parents Think Boy Is Reincarnated Pilot Expert Investigates 10-Year-Old’s ‘Reincarnation’ Claims Is there a link between suicide and religiosity? Episode 126 - Suicide, New Earth, and the Flat Earth Society Religion and Completed Suicide: a Meta-Analysis NEW STUDY SUGGESTS RELIGION AFFECTS SUICIDE RATES DIFFERENTLY AROUND THE WORLD The Surge in Suicides Has Nothing to Do With Marriage or Religion Are the brains of trans people different in any way? Is There Something Unique about the Transgender Brain? How Science Is Helping Us Understand Gender