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Quanta Science Podcast
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Science
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Physics
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Quanta Science Podcast
Quanta Magazine •
Science
,
Physics
Subscribe
Quanta Magazine •
Science
,
Physics
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About
Susan Valot narrates in-depth news episodes based on Quanta Magazine's articles about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.
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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better
A recent neurological study provides an unprecedented look at how number sense works in the human brain.
Apr 17th 2024
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21 min
Inside Scientists' Life-Saving Prediction of the Iceland Eruption
An Icelandic peninsula that hadn't seen any volcanism for 800 years has now awoken. Eruptions could continue for decades or even centuries.
Apr 3rd 2024
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22 min
Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory
Physics is a rich well of inspiration for mathematicians to draw from.
Mar 20th 2024
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20 min
Tiny Language Models Come of Age
Using large language models to generate training data for smaller models might be more effective than vacuuming up text from the internet and filtering out the garbage.
Mar 6th 2024
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20 min
Rogue Worlds Throw Planetary Ideas Out of Orbit
Astronomers have long known of rogue worlds - cosmic loners that drift through space, untethered to a star. Now JWST is spotting them in pairs.
Feb 21st 2024
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21 min
What Makes Life Tick? Mitochondria May Keep Time for Cells
We're all used to hearing about mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell. It turns out that they are also the timekeepers.
Feb 7th 2024
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23 min
An Old Conjecture Falls, Making Spheres a Lot More Complicated
Many discoveries in mathematics make things simpler, but a recent disproof instead creates a universe of new, complicated possibilities.
Jan 24th 2024
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16 min
Even Synthetic Life Forms With a Tiny Genome Can Evolve
Biologists have discovered that even one of the weakest, simplest self-replicating organisms on the planet can evolve.
Jan 10th 2024
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15 min
Selfish, Virus-Like DNA Can Carry Genes Between Species
Genetic elements known as "Mavericks" may be responsible for transferring genes between different species throughout the history of life.
Dec 20th 2023
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13 min
Exoplanets Could Help Us Learn How Planets Make Magnetism
Earth has a magnetic field, but Venus, Earth's sister planet, doesn't. Why does one rocky planet have a magnetic field while the other does not?
Dec 6th 2023
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12 min
To Move Fast, Quantum Maze Solvers Must Forget the Past
If you've ever entered a room, and then completely forgotten how you got there, you may have something in common with a quantum computer.
Nov 21st 2023
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15 min
Underground Cells Make 'Dark Oxygen' Without Light
In the groundwaters beneath Alberta, Canada, researchers have found microbes that can produce abundant oxygen, even in the absence of light.
Nov 8th 2023
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13 min
How the Brain Protects Itself From Blood-Borne Threats
A system of sophisticated pumps and receptors protects the brain like bouncers at the door of an elite club.
Oct 25th 2023
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12 min
JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe
There's never been a more exciting time to study black holes.
Oct 11th 2023
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25 min
Is It Real or Imagined? How Your Brain Tells the Difference.
A recent neuroscience study reveals how human brains differentiate between the imagined and the observed.
Sep 27th 2023
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18 min
Chatbots Don't Know What Stuff Isn't
Researchers still don't understand whether machines will ever truly know the word "no."
Sep 13th 2023
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16 min
Global Microbiome Study Gives New View of Shared Health Risks
A recent study found that the more time you spend with someone, the more likely you are to share strains of species in your microbiome.
Aug 30th 2023
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21 min
Physicists Use Quantum Mechanics to Pull Energy out of Nothing
A recently demonstrated quantum protocol teleports energy from one location to another without violating any sacred physical principles.
Aug 16th 2023
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19 min
How Loneliness Reshapes the Brain
Loneliness doesn't just make people feel isolated. It alters their brain in ways that can hinder their ability to trust and connect to others.
Aug 2nd 2023
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21 min
Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle
Our brains have even less in common with reptile brains than was once thought.
Jul 19th 2023
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19 min
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