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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 physics

Animation of a gemstone flipping up and down between mirror-image states.

Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real

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The Mystery at the Heart of Physics That Only Math Can Solve

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Graphic of swirling vortex-like patterns called skyrmions.

A New Twist Reveals Superconductivity’s Secrets

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Blue faults of Cerberus Fossae

Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows

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A computer simulation of two galaxies colliding.

The New History of the Milky Way

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Graphical model of a cubic earth.

Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology

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Illustration of a black hole

The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End

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Particle going through a barrier

Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light

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Magnetic fields in the universe.

The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View

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A rogue wave and a sailboat.

The Grand Unified Theory of Rogue Waves

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Neutrinos and matrices

Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math

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Wandering Space Rocks Help Solve Mysteries of Planet Formation

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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 "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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