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What if a dating app could optimize human connection, even after death? In this episode of Science Quickly, books and culture editor Bri Kane speaks with author Sarah Pierce about her debut novel For Human Use, a darkly comic thriller centered on a dating app that matches users w ...  Show more

Across the U.S., the digital infrastructure that runs our utilities is quickly aging, becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks. Recently at least a dozen states reported attacks on their water systems. Stepping up to defend these utilities is DEF CON Franklin, an organization th ...  Show more

Every year, new computers are being developed that are faster and smarter than ever before. But if you really want to take things to the next level, you've got to go quantum. CrowdScience listener Atikah in Hungary likes the sound of a quantum computer but wants to know: what ...

Quantum computers have the potential to carry out highly complicated calculations in minutes that would have taken classical computers thousands of years to work out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be turned on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

What's quantum computing? It's not just for scientists anymore! Discover how this mind-bending tech could change everything from medicine to cybersecurity. Find the full article and more on https://englishpluspodcast.com/quantum-computing-unlocking-the-future-of-tech-and-your-wor ...  Show more