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The Randomness Crisis Threatening the Internet

Season 13 Episode 9 | 21m 13s

Coin tosses aren't truly random. Lava lamps help secure the internet. And quantum physics might break encryption—or save it. This is what randomness really means, and why your digital life depends on it!

Aired: 07/30/25
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Follow Homo sapiens as they venture out of Africa and spread farther than any other human species.
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Trace the remarkable origin story of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species.
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