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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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Where We See Shapes, AI Sees Textures

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Art for "What’s in a Name? Taxonomy Problems Vex Biologists"

What’s in a Name? Taxonomy Problems Vex Biologists

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Art for "Bacterial Complexity Revises Ideas About ‘Which Came First?’"

Bacterial Complexity Revises Ideas About ‘Which Came First?’

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Art for "Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems"

Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems

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Art for "Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge"

Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge

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Animated line drawing of Margaret Hamilton, Ellen Fetter, and a Lorenz attractor

The Hidden Heroines of Chaos

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Art for "Dormant Microbes Bide Their Time Over Decades - Old Fires"

Heat-Loving Microbes, Once Dormant, Thrive Over Decades-Old Fire

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Art for "Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization"

Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization

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Art for "Cryptography That Can’t Be Hacked"

Cryptography That Is Provably Secure

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Art for "The Math That Tells Cells What They Are"

The Math That Tells Cells What They Are

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Science

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A World Without Clouds

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Art for "How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past"

How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past

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Foundations Built for a General Theory of Neural Networks

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Art for "The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces"

The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces

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Art for "Milestone Experiment Proves Quantum Communication Really Is Faster"

Milestone Experiment Proves Quantum Communication Really Is Faster

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