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# The Randomness Crisis Threatening the Internet
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/the-randomness-crisis-threatening-the-internet-rkgfui/
- Published: 2025-08-13T15:45:54.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:56:08.000Z
- Description: What does randomness really mean? And why your digital life depend on it?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 13, Episode 9, #ZZZ_Episode_cb80256e-4007-44ad-b165-da64ad3058cf, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

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!