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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 computer science

Art for "Machine Learning Confronts the Elephant in the Room"

Machine Learning Confronts the Elephant in the Room

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Illustration of a bunny hiding around a corner

The New Science of Seeing Around Corners

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Art for "Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager"

Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager

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Finally, a Problem That Only Quantum Computers Will Ever Be Able to Solve

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Illustration for "Machine Learning’s ‘Amazing’ Ability to Predict Chaos"

Machine Learning’s ‘Amazing’ Ability to Predict Chaos

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Why Artificial Intelligence Like AlphaZero Has Trouble With the Real World

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Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate

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A blue person made of code walks down a pink road patterned with hexagons

Best-Ever Algorithm Found for Huge Streams of Data

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Information dog bottleneck

New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning

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Clever Machines Learn How to Be Curious

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The Art of Teaching Math and Science

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How to Cut Cake Fairly and Finally Eat It Too

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Hacker-Proof Code Confirmed

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Mapping the Brain to Build Better Machines

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Landmark Algorithm Breaks 30-Year Impasse

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A New Map Traces the Limits of Computation

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