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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

Combinatorics and constellations

A Puzzle of Clever Connections Nears a Happy End

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How to Quantify (and Fight) Gerrymandering

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A Long-Sought Proof, Found and Almost Lost

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New Number Systems Seek Their Lost Primes

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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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Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy

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Landmark Algorithm Breaks 30-Year Impasse

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