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Quanta Podcast

Susan Valot narrates in-depth news episodes based on Quanta Magazine's articles about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.

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A grid of 66 galaxies.

Tiny Galaxies Reveal Secrets of Supermassive Black Holes

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A Deepening Crisis Forces Physicists to Rethink Structure of Nature’s Laws

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New Map of Meaning in the Brain Changes Ideas About Memory

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Photo of an array of metal tubes and glass pieces, with an orange laser cutting horizontally across

Machine Learning Gets a Quantum Speedup

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An artist’s 3D illustration of chromosomes splitting and fusing together.

Secrets of Early Animal Evolution Revealed by Chromosome ‘Tectonics’

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A Solution to the Faint-Sun Paradox Reveals a Narrow Window for Life

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Illustration of COVID-19 virus particles rolling across a 3D landscape.

Evolution ‘Landscapes’ Predict What’s Next for COVID Virus

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Photo of a flying fish gliding over the open water.

Flying Fish and Aquarium Pets Yield Secrets of Evolution

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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 mathematician on a ladder stringing red and blue beads against a tiled red backdrop dotted with blue circles.

Mathematician Hurls Structure and Disorder Into Century-Old Problem

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Researchers Defeat Randomness to Create Ideal Code

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An illustration that shows words and music from an opera singer going into a listener’s brain.

The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds

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An illustration of a cell sitting atop a circuit diagram.

Biologists Rethink the Logic Behind Cells’ Molecular Signals

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A 3D model showing red plumes in the mantle.

A Massive Subterranean ‘Tree’ Is Moving Magma to Earth’s Surface

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One Lab’s Quest to Build Space-Time Out of Quantum Particles

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Illustration of various kinds of clocks floating against a pink background.

The New Thermodynamic Understanding of Clocks

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