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

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How Terry Tao Became an Evangelist for AI in Math

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The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived

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How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

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Quantum Cryptography Pioneers Win Turing Award

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In Math, Rigor Is Vital. But Are Digitized Proofs Taking It Too Far?

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Why Do Humanoid Robots Still Struggle With the Small Stuff?

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Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity

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Using AI, Mathematicians Find Hidden Glitches in Fluid Equations

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Distinct AI Models Seem To Converge On How They Encode Reality

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How Can AI Researchers Save Energy? By Going Backward.

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Cryptographers Show That AI Protections Will Always Have Holes

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How a Problem About Pigeons Powers Complexity Theory

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The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

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Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of ‘Game of Life’

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Quantum Speedup Found for Huge Class of Hard Problems