Quanta Science Podcast

260 Episodes

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

   Published: 5/13/2021
2. Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows

   Published: 4/29/2021
3. Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem

   Published: 4/15/2021
4. A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life

   Published: 4/1/2021
5. The Mystery of Mistletoe’s Missing Genes

   Published: 3/18/2021
6. The New History of the Milky Way

   Published: 3/4/2021
7. Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology

   Published: 2/18/2021
8. The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End

   Published: 2/4/2021
9. Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light

   Published: 1/21/2021
10. Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record

    Published: 1/7/2021
11. Mitochondria May Hold Keys to Anxiety and Mental Health

    Published: 12/16/2020
12. The Hidden Magnetic Universe Begins to Come Into View

    Published: 12/3/2020
13. Graduate Student Solves Decades-Old Conway Knot Problem

    Published: 11/19/2020
14. The Grand Unified Theory of Rogue Waves

    Published: 11/5/2020
15. Hidden Computational Power Found in the Arms of Neurons

    Published: 10/22/2020
16. Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math

    Published: 10/8/2020
17. Machines Beat Humans on a Reading Test. But Do They Understand?

    Published: 9/24/2020
18. How Jurassic Plankton Stole Control of the Ocean’s Chemistry

    Published: 9/10/2020
19. To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight

    Published: 8/27/2020
20. Fossil DNA Reveals New Twists in Modern Human Origins

    Published: 8/13/2020