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Quanta Podcast

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

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Oxygen and Stem Cells May Have Reshaped Early Complex Animals

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Physicists Find a Way to See the ‘Grin’ of Quantum Gravity

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Why Don’t Patients Get Sick in Sync? Modelers Find Statistical Clues.

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Why Artificial Intelligence Like AlphaZero Has Trouble With the Real World

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Scant Evidence of Power Laws Found in Real-World Networks

Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate

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How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back

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

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Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start

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Mathematicians Find Wrinkle in Famed Fluid Equations

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Light-Triggered Genes Reveal the Hidden Workings of Memory

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Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics

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How Bacteria Help Regulate Blood Pressure

During fertilization, eggs may play an unexpected role in choosing which sperm offer the best genetic match.

Choosy Eggs May Pick Sperm for Their Genes, Defying Mendel’s Law

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A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer

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Best-Ever Algorithm Found for Huge Streams of Data