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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 mathematics

Graphical model of a cubic earth.

Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology

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An illustration of computer scientists looking down a new road that breaks open a traveling salesperson route.

Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record

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Graduate Student Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem

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Neutrinos and matrices

Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math

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Random Surfaces Hide an Intricate Order

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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 "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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Foundations Built for a General Theory of Neural Networks

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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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Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math

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Art for "With Ruler and Compass, Amateur Mathematician Tames Fiendish Problem"

Amateur Mathematician Finds Smallest Universal Cover

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Art for "Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager"

Major Quantum Computing Advance Made Obsolete by Teenager

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Illustration of 826-vertex graph for "Decades-Old Graph Problem Yields to Amateur Mathematician"

Decades-Old Graph Problem Yields to Amateur Mathematician

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Animated illustration of a black hole in a cube of jelly

To Test Einstein’s Equations, Poke a Black Hole

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