What’s the maths behind encryption? │ The History of Mathematics with Luc de Brabandère

Why are prime numbers so important to encryption technology? Because they are indivisible and there’s an infinite number of them. Luc de Brabandère explains the maths behind the art of safeguarding our data in this latest episode of his amazing series, The History of Maths. Find out more: https://lucdebrabandere.com/ Why are prime numbers so exciting? https://kids.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frym.2018.00040 Encryption methods - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encryption WHAT MAKES IT TICK? We want to bring European science & tech to the world. Why do things work the way they do? How has science & technology made in Europe changed the world? Join our community of science and tech lovers to find out. We all want to know how we got where we are today and where we go from here. The answers to these questions form a big jigsaw puzzle. With our stories on European science and tech, we want to help piece it together one video at a time. This channel is a part of our commitment to making the world a better place by sharing knowledge, stimulating critical thinking and spreading the word about amazing European science, technology and groundbreaking innovations. We release new videos every week – subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqw2bfeQMVzyHsUSblohMdw?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/What-makes-it-tick-111179013909134/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whatmakesittick/ Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/HuaweiEU Visit our website: What makes it tick - https://huawei.eu/wmit HELP US IMPROVE! Suggest a topic: info@huawei.eu