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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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25:41

Physicists Hunt for the Big Bang’s Triangles

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/04/28

The story of the universe’s birth — and evidence for string theory — could be found in triangles and myriad other shapes in the sky. The post Physicists Hunt for the Big Bang’s Triangles first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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13:57

Debate Intensifies Over Dark Disk Theory

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/04/21

In the new, free-for-all era of dark matter research, the controversial idea that dark matter is concentrated in thin disks is being rescued from scientific oblivion. The post Debate Intensifies Over Dark Disk Theory first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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25:18

Mapping the Brain to Build Better Machines

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/04/14

A project to decipher the brain’s learning rules could revolutionize machine learning. The post Mapping the Brain to Build Better Machines first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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22:28

Sphere Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/04/07

The Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska has solved the centuries-old sphere-packing problem in dimensions eight and 24. The post Sphere Packing Solved in Higher Dimensions first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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21:54

The Beasts That Keep the Beat

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/03/31

New insights from neuroscience — aided by a small zoo’s worth of dancing animals — are revealing the biological origins of rhythm. The post The Beasts That Keep the Beat first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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33:33

A Life in Games

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/03/24

The mathematician John Horton Conway’s myriad accomplishments — including the Game of Life, sprouts and the surreal numbers — are the product of a mind at play. The post A Life in Games first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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26:03

Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/03/24

A previously unnoticed property of prime numbers seems to violate a long-standing assumption about how they behave. The post Mathematicians Discover Prime Conspiracy first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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22:29

After Black Holes Collide, a Puzzling Flash

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/03/10

A satellite spotted a burst of light just as gravitational waves rolled in from the collision of two black holes. Was the flash a cosmic coincidence, or do astrophysicists need to rethink what black holes can do? The post After Black Holes Collide, a Puzzling Flash first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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24:22

The Quantum Secret to Superconductivity

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/03/03

In a virtuoso experiment, physicists have revealed details of a “quantum critical point” that underlies high-temperature superconductivity. The post The Quantum Secret to Superconductivity first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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28:35

How to Build Life in a Pre-Darwinian World

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/02/25

Perhaps chemistry played a more instrumental role in the origin of life than scientists thought. The post How to Build Life in a Pre-Darwinian World first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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34:47

Gravitational Waves Discovered at Long Last

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/02/18

Ripples in space-time have been detected a century after Einstein predicted them, launching a new era in astronomy. The post Gravitational Waves Discovered at Long Last first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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25:25

Scientists Debate Signatures of Alien Life

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/02/11

Searching for signs of life on faraway planets, astrobiologists must decide which telltale biosignature gases to target. The post Scientists Debate Signatures of Alien Life first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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26:02

New Clues to How the Brain Maps Time

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/02/04

The same brain cells that track location in space appear to also count beats in time. The research suggests that our thoughts may take place on a mental space-time canvas. The post New Clues to How the Brain Maps Time first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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33:47

Quantum Weirdness Now a Matter of Time

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/01/28

Bizarre quantum bonds connect distinct moments in time, suggesting that quantum links — not space-time — constitute the fundamental structure of the universe. The post Quantum Weirdness Now a Matter of Time first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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String Theory Meets Loop Quantum Gravity

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/01/21

Two leading candidates for a “theory of everything,” long thought to be incompatible, may be two sides of the same coin. The post String Theory Meets Loop Quantum Gravity first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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30:13

Landmark Algorithm Breaks 30-Year Impasse

The Quanta Podcast ·

2016/01/14

Computer scientists are abuzz over a fast new algorithm for solving one of the central problems in the field. The post Landmark Algorithm Breaks 30-Year Impasse first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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30:32

Math Quartet Joins Forces on Unified Theory

The Quanta Podcast ·

2015/12/17

A new breakthrough that bridges number theory and geometry is just the latest triumph for a close-knit group of mathematicians. The post Math Quartet Joins Forces on Unified Theory first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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30:08

The Incredible Shrinking Sex Chromosome

The Quanta Podcast ·

2015/12/10

Nature offers species a panoply of ways to determine an organism’s sex. That flexibility suggests we need not be concerned about losing sex chromosomes, but it raises the question of why such a fundamental property is so variable. The post The Incredible Shrinking Sex Chromosome first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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33:33

Nature’s Critical Warning System

The Quanta Podcast ·

2015/11/26

Scientists are homing in on a warning signal that arises in complex systems like ecological food webs, the brain and the Earth’s climate. Could it help prevent future catastrophes? The post Nature’s Critical Warning System first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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36:54

How Humans Evolved Supersize Brains

The Quanta Podcast ·

2015/11/19

Scientists have begun to identify the symphony of biological triggers that powered the extraordinary expansion of the human brain. The post How Humans Evolved Supersize Brains first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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