Einstein's Quantum Riddle

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Season 46 Episode 2 | 53m 51s | CC

Quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from networks to code breaking–but first we need to know it’s real. Join physicists as they capture light from across the universe in a bid to prove Einstein’s “spooky action at a distance.”

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