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Susan Valot narrates in-depth news episodes based on Quanta Magazine's articles about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.
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JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe

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To Move Fast, Quantum Maze Solvers Must Forget the Past

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Underground Cells Make ‘Dark Oxygen’ Without Light

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How the Brain Protects Itself From Blood-Borne Threats

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A person stares at a thought bubble.
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Is It Real or Imagined? How Your Brain Tells the Difference.

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Chatbots Don’t Know What Stuff Isn’t

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Global Microbiome Study Gives New View of Shared Health Risks

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Human figures in fetal positions float through a dim, twilit space.
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How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain

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A shining lightbulb with a cord that’s not plugged in.
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Physicists Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy out of Nothing

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Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle

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Machines Learn Better if We Teach Them the Basics

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A sad woman stands under an umbrella that is decorated with images of brains, molecules and DNA. Rain falls on her under the umbrella but the day is otherwise clear.
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The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think

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Ants Live 10 Times Longer by Altering Their Insulin Responses

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How the Brain Distinguishes Memories From Perceptions

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What Causes Alzheimer’s? Scientists Are Rethinking the Answer. (Pt. 2)

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What Causes Alzheimer’s? Scientists Are Rethinking the Answer.

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