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How Did Geometry Create Modern Physics?

May 15, 2025

Geometry may have its origins thousands of years ago in ancient land surveying, but it has also had a surprising impact on modern physics. In the latest episode of The Joy of Why, Yang-Hui He explores geometry’s evolution and its future potential through AI.

How the Universe Differs From Its Mirror Image

May 14, 2025

From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms.

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Finding Beauty and Truth in Mundane Occurrences

May 9, 2025

The physicist Sidney Nagel delights in solving mysteries of the universe that are hiding in plain sight.

The Strange Physics That Gave Birth to AI

April 30, 2025

Modern thinking machines owe their existence to insights from the physics of complex materials.

Introducing The Quanta Podcast

April 30, 2025

Exploring the distant universe, the insides of cells, the abstractions of math, the complexity of information itself and much more, The Quanta Podcast will be a tour of the frontier between the known and the unknown.

What’s Going On Inside Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon?

April 25, 2025

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about geologically active moons.

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Improving Deep Learning With a Little Help From Physics

April 23, 2025

Rose Yu has a plan for how to make AI better, faster and smarter — and it’s already yielding results.

Can Quantum Gravity Be Created in the Lab?

April 17, 2025

Quantum gravity could help physicists unite the currently incompatible worlds of quantum mechanics and gravity. In this episode, Monika Schleier-Smith discusses her pioneering experimental approach, using laser-cooled atoms to explore whether gravity could emerge from quantum entanglement.

‘Paraparticles’ Would Be a Third Kingdom of Quantum Particle

April 11, 2025

A new proposal makes the case that paraparticles — a new category of quantum particle — could be created in exotic materials.

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