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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 mathematics

Nash equilibrium maze

In Game Theory, No Clear Path to Equilibrium

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15 pentagon tessellations

Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem

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Combinatorics and constellations

A Puzzle of Clever Connections Nears a Happy End

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Illustration of a salamander

How to Quantify (and Fight) Gerrymandering

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Thomas Royen by Rüdiger Nehmzow

A Long-Sought Proof, Found and Almost Lost

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New Number Systems Seek Their Lost Primes

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Francis Su - thumbnail

To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics

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3-D Fractals Offer Clues to Complex Systems

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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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A Bird’s-Eye View of Nature’s Hidden Order

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The Oracle of Arithmetic

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Simple Set Game Proof Stuns Mathematicians

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Sphere Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions

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A Life in Games

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