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

All Episodes about cognitive science

A close-up of a bee’s head, showing its large eyes, antennae and fuzzy body.

Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare

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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

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Human figures in fetal positions float through a dim, twilit space.

How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain

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An illustration of a human brain against “pink noise” static.

Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries

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

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

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Is a spiderweb part of the animal’s mind?

The Thoughts of a Spiderweb

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