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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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Art for "A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate"

A Math Theory for Why People Hallucinate

Closed Loophole Confirms the Unreality of the Quantum World

Illustration for "To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget"

To Remember, the Brain Must Actively Forget

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The Peculiar Math That Could Underlie the Laws of Nature

Art for "To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future"

To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future

Finally, a Problem That Only Quantum Computers Will Ever Be Able to Solve

Photo of a diver between two tectonic plates in Silfra. reykjavik. Iceland

Why Earth’s Cracked Crust May Be Essential for Life

Illustration for "Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain out of Sync"

Overtaxed Working Memory Knocks the Brain Out of Sync

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A New World’s Extraordinary Orbit Points to Planet Nine

Art for "A Thermodynamic Answer to Why Birds Migrate"

A Thermodynamic Answer to Why Birds Migrate

Illustration for "Machine Learning’s ‘Amazing’ Ability to Predict Chaos"

Machine Learning’s ‘Amazing’ Ability to Predict Chaos

Illustration of 826-vertex graph for "Decades-Old Graph Problem Yields to Amateur Mathematician"

Decades-Old Graph Problem Yields to Amateur Mathematician

Illustration of life evolving to use oxygen

Oxygen and Stem Cells May Have Reshaped Early Complex Animals

Animated illustration of a black hole in a cube of jelly

To Test Einstein’s Equations, Poke a Black Hole

An illustration of gravity as particles

Physicists Find a Way to See the ‘Grin’ of Quantum Gravity

Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math