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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.

All Episodes about biology

Mapping the Brain to Build Better Machines

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The Beasts That Keep the Beat

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How to Build Life in a Pre-Darwinian World

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Scientists Debate Signatures of Alien Life

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New Clues to How the Brain Maps Time

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The Incredible Shrinking Sex Chromosome

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How Humans Evolved Supersize Brains

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Mongrel Microbe Tests Story of Complex Life

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A Twisted Path to Equation-Free Prediction

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The Mutant Genes Behind the Black Death

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How the Body’s Trillions of Clocks Keep Time

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How Mutant Viral Swarms Spread Disease

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A Surprise Source of Life’s Code

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At Tiny Scales, a Giant Burst on Tree of Life

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New Letters Added to the Genetic Alphabet

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