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The Quanta Podcast

Every Tuesday, editor in chief Samir Patel sits down with writers and editors to discuss our most thought-provoking stories in science and math. Audio editions of Quanta’s stories with Susan Valot will appear biweekly on Thursdays.

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AUDIO EDITION

Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback

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A Dark Dimension Could Link Two of the Universe’s Great Unknowns

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Is Life Just Different?

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AUDIO EDITION

‘World Models,’ an Old Idea in AI, Mount a Comeback

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Seven Perfect Shuffles Randomize a Deck of Cards. But How Many Sloppy Ones?

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Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather?

Light microscopy image of fibroblast cells. The cell nuclei are stained purple; parts that make up the rod-like structures of the cytoskeleton are stained cyan for actin filaments and yellow for the microtubule filaments.

AUDIO EDITION

Tiny Tubes Reveal Clues to the Evolution of Complex Life

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Are Memories Transferable — or Edible?

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How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really?

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What Is the Fourier Transform?

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How Terry Tao Became an Evangelist for AI in Math

A green stick bug blends in with a green leaf.

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How Ecotypes Harbor the Genetic Memory of a Species’ Past

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What Causes Lightning? The Answer Keeps Getting More Interesting.

An illustration of identical black holes moving along a conveyer belt in a factory.

AUDIO EDITION

Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes

PODCAST

The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived

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Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yet