Why Quantum Computing Requires Quantum Cryptography

Learn more about Audible at: https://www.audible.com/spacetime or text spacetime to 500 500! PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Quantum computing is cool, but you know what would be extra awesome - a quantum internet. In fact if we want the first we’ll need the latter. And the first step to the quantum internet is quantum cryptography. Check out the new Space Time Merch Store! https://pbsspacetime.com/ Support Space Time on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Need a Black Hole Refresher https://youtu.be/vNaEBbFbvcY #cryptography #quantumcomputing #spacetime Hosted by Matt O'Dowd Written by Graeme Gossel and Matt O'Dowd Graphics by Leonardo Wille Directed by Andrew Kornhaber Produced By: Kornhaber Brown Quantum theory may seem like an obscure subject of questionable relevance to the average person. But in fact much of our technological world depends on our understanding of the quantum properties of the subatomic universe. And soon, perhaps very soon, we’ll be interacting with the weirdness of quantum mechanics even more directly – with the coming of quantum computing and the quantum internet. Quantum computing is a topic that’s that has been well covered, so we’re going to be talking about the quantum internet. Specifically quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution – the foundations of the prospective quantum internet. We may come back to quantum computer in detail – but for now let me show you why their advent will demand a quantum internet. Special Thanks to our Patreon Supporters! Big Bang Supporters: Anton Lifshits David Nicklas Fabrice Eap Juan Benet Quasar Supporters: Mark Rosenthal Tambe Barsbay Vinnie Falco Hypernova Supporters: Antoine Brugier Chuck zegar Danton Spivey Donal Botkin Edmund Fokschaner Hank S John Hofmann Jordan Young Joseph Salomone kkm Mark Heising Matthew Matthew O'Connor Gamma Ray Burst Supporters: Adrien Moyneux Alexander Lazerev Alexey Eromenko Andreas Nautsch Antonio Ruiz Bradley Jenkins Brandon Labonte Buruk Aregawi Carlo Mogavero Daniel Lyons David Behtala Dustan Jones Geoffrey Short James Flowers James Quintero John Funai John Pollock Jonah Joseph Dillman Joseph Emison Josh Thomas Kevin Warne Kyle Hofer Malte Ubl Mark Vasile Nathan Hitchings Nick Virtue Paul Rose Ratfeast Ryan Jones Scott Gossett Sigurd Ruud Frivik Tim Stephani Tommy Mogensen Yurii Konovaliuk سلطان الخليفي Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices