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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 number theory

Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory

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Graduate Student’s Side Project Proves Prime Number Conjecture

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An illustration of a flashlight whose beam illuminates graphs and numbers.

Mathematicians Outwit Hidden Number Conspiracy

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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

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Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics

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New Number Systems Seek Their Lost Primes

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The Oracle of Arithmetic

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Sphere Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions

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Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy

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Math Quartet Joins Forces on Unified Theory

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