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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 cognitive science

An illustration shows zero lit by spotlight; it flickers in a cave that looks like a brain.

How the Human Brain Contends With the Strangeness of Zero

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A close-up of a bee’s head, showing its large eyes, antennae and fuzzy body.

Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare

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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

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Human figures in fetal positions float through a dim, twilit space.

How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain

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An illustration of a human brain against “pink noise” static.

Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries

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Art for "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past"

How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past

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Art for "The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces"

The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces

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Art for "To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future"

To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future

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Is a spiderweb part of the animal’s mind?

The Thoughts of a Spiderweb

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