Today, we’re going to start with a little computer hardware basics. While you could just go to the store and buy a Dell, you might find that you’re happier with a custom-built machine.

Dr. David Awschalom and his team at U.C. Santa Barbara are working to make quantum computers cheap and easy to use by exploiting the imperfect semiconductors that hinder traditional electronics.

Amber Manry, founder of Bitcubs, a company that has developed educational cartoons to help children understand and learn computer coding, talks to a group of 3rd graders at Johnson Elementary ...