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What does it mean to say a quantum system is in superposition? And more important: Why should we care?

The reality is - from highly secure communications to ultra-sensitive devices and super-powerful computers - quantum mechanics will change the way we live, work and play. And while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau grabbed media attention recently when he delivered a one-minute quantum lecture, many of us don’t have even a basic understanding of the science that’s driving this technological revolution.

The Department of Political Science's annual Federal-Provincial simulation is celebrating 50 years of live-action political role-playing.

Canada's longest-running simulated federal-provincial conference took place yesterday and today, and is co-organized by Political Science and the Waterloo Regional District School Board's History Heads' Association.