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The Quanta Podcast

Quanta Magazine

Exploring the distant universe, the insides of cells, the abstractions of math, the complexity of information itself, and much more, The Quanta Podcast is a tour of the frontier between the known and the unknown. In each episode, Quanta Magazine Editor-in-Chief Samir Patel speaks with the minds behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. Quanta specifically covers fundamental research — driven by

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21:47

Scant Evidence of Power Laws Found in Real-World...

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/10/11

A new study challenges one of the most celebrated and controversial ideas in network science. The post Scant Evidence of Power Laws Found in Real-World Networks first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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16:07

Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/09/27

New algorithms show how swarms of very simple robots can be made to work together as a group. The post Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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22:17

How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/08/30

Cosmologists have shown that it’s theoretically possible for a contracting universe to bounce and expand. The new work resuscitates an old idea that directly challenges the Big Bang theory of cosmic origins. The post How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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17:02

A Domesticated Dingo? No, but Some Are Getting Less Wild

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/08/09

Near an Australian desert mining camp, wild dingoes are losing their fear of humans. Their genetic and behavioral changes may echo those from the domestication of dogs. The post A Domesticated Dingo? No, but Some Are Getting Less Wild first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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19:39

Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/07/05

A series of fossil finds suggests that life on Earth started earlier than anyone thought, calling into question a widely held theory of the solar system’s beginnings. The post Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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16:30

Mathematicians Find Wrinkle in Famed Fluid Equations

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/06/21

Two mathematicians prove that under certain extreme conditions, the Navier-Stokes equations output nonsense. The post Mathematicians Find Wrinkle in Famed Fluid Equations first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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15:57

Light-Triggered Genes Reveal the Hidden Workings of...

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/06/07

Nobel laureate Susumu Tonegawa’s lab is overturning old assumptions about how memories form, how recall works and whether lost memories might be restored from "silent engrams." The post Light-Triggered Genes Reveal the Hidden Workings of Memory first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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19:32

Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/05/31

An eminent mathematician reveals that his advances in the study of millennia-old mathematical questions owe to concepts derived from physics. The post Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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8:50

How Bacteria Help Regulate Blood Pressure

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/05/10

Kidneys sniff out signals from gut bacteria for cues to lower blood pressure after meals. Our understanding of how the symbiotic microbes affect health is becoming much more molecular. The post How Bacteria Help Regulate Blood Pressure first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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15:25

Choosy Eggs May Pick Sperm for Their Genes, Defying...

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/04/26

The oldest law of genetics says that gametes combine randomly, but experiments hint that sometimes eggs select sperm actively for their genetic assets. The post Choosy Eggs May Pick Sperm for Their Genes, Defying Mendel’s Law first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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10:25

A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/04/12

Elephants did not evolve to become huge animals until after they turned a bit of genetic junk into a unique defense against inevitable tumors. The post A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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15:30

Best-Ever Algorithm Found for Huge Streams of Data

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/03/29

To efficiently analyze a firehose of data, scientists first have to break big numbers into bits. The post Best-Ever Algorithm Found for Huge Streams of Data first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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16:12

Newfound Wormhole Allows Information to Escape Black...

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/03/15

Physicists theorize that a new “traversable” kind of wormhole could resolve a baffling paradox and rescue information that falls into black holes. The post Newfound Wormhole Allows Information to Escape Black Holes first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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20:46

Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/03/13

Researchers are building a case that long before the nervous system works, the brain sends crucial bioelectric signals to guide the growth of embryonic tissues. The post Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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15:57

New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/03/01

A new idea is helping to explain the puzzling success of today’s artificial-intelligence algorithms — and might also explain how human brains learn. The post New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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19:24

Clever Machines Learn How to Be Curious

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/02/16

Computer scientists are finding ways to code curiosity into intelligent machines. The post Clever Machines Learn How to Be Curious first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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14:06

Mathematicians Tame Rogue Waves, Lighting Up Future...

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/02/01

The mathematician Svitlana Mayboroda and collaborators have figured out how to predict the behavior of electrons — a mathematical discovery that could have immediate practical effects. The post Mathematicians Tame Rogue Waves, Lighting Up Future of LEDs first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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17:52

Interspecies Hybrids Play a Vital Role in Evolution

The Quanta Podcast ·

2018/01/18

Hybrids, once treated as biological misfits, play a vital role in the evolution of many animal species. Now conservationists are trying to reconcile that truth with policies. The post Interspecies Hybrids Play a Vital Role in Evolution first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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21:21

What Made the Moon? New Ideas Try to Rescue a...

The Quanta Podcast ·

2017/11/17

Textbooks say that the moon was formed after a Mars-size mass smashed the young Earth. But new evidence has cast doubt on that story, leaving researchers to dream up new ways to get a giant rock into orbit. The post What Made the Moon? New Ideas Try to Rescue a Troubled Theory first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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15:32

In Game Theory, No Clear Path to Equilibrium

The Quanta Podcast ·

2017/10/12

John Nash’s notion of equilibrium is ubiquitous in economic theory, but a new study shows that it is often impossible to reach efficiently. The post In Game Theory, No Clear Path to Equilibrium first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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