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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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An illustration of a doughnut-shaped elliptic curve intertwined with the Julia set.

Mathematicians Set Numbers in Motion to Unlock Their Secrets

Illustration of mathematicians descending through a cavern whose walls are lined with polynomials.

Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem

Graphical model of a cubic earth.

Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology

An illustration of computer scientists looking down a new road that breaks open a traveling salesperson route.

Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record

Graduate Student Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem

Neutrinos and matrices

Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math

Random Surfaces Hide an Intricate Order

Art for "Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge"

Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge

Animated line drawing of Margaret Hamilton, Ellen Fetter, and a Lorenz attractor

The Hidden Heroines of Chaos

Art for "Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization"

Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization

Art for "Cryptography That Can’t Be Hacked"

Cryptography That Is Provably Secure

Foundations Built for a General Theory of Neural Networks

Art for "Milestone Experiment Proves Quantum Communication Really Is Faster"

Milestone Experiment Proves Quantum Communication Really Is Faster

Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math

Art for "With Ruler and Compass, Amateur Mathematician Tames Fiendish Problem"

Amateur Mathematician Finds Smallest Universal Cover

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

Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager