Quanta Science Podcast
A podcast by Quanta Magazine - Wednesdays
260 Episodes
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To Test Einstein’s Equations, Poke a Black Hole
Published: 1/3/2019 -
Oxygen and Stem Cells May Have Reshaped Early Complex Animals
Published: 1/3/2019 -
Physicists Find a Way to See the ‘Grin’ of Quantum Gravity
Published: 12/6/2018 -
Quanta Writers and Editors Discuss Trends in Science and Math
Published: 11/22/2018 -
Why Don’t Patients Get Sick in Sync? Modelers Find Statistical Clues.
Published: 11/8/2018 -
Why Artificial Intelligence Like AlphaZero Has Trouble With the Real World
Published: 10/25/2018 -
Scant Evidence of Power Laws Found in Real-World Networks
Published: 10/11/2018 -
Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate
Published: 9/27/2018 -
How the Universe Got Its Bounce Back
Published: 8/30/2018 -
A Domesticated Dingo? No, but Some Are Getting Less Wild
Published: 8/9/2018 -
Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start
Published: 7/5/2018 -
Mathematicians Find Wrinkle in Famed Fluid Equations
Published: 6/21/2018 -
Light-Triggered Genes Reveal the Hidden Workings of Memory
Published: 6/7/2018 -
Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics
Published: 5/31/2018 -
How Bacteria Help Regulate Blood Pressure
Published: 5/10/2018 -
Choosy Eggs May Pick Sperm for Their Genes, Defying Mendel’s Law
Published: 4/26/2018 -
A Zombie Gene Protects Elephants From Cancer
Published: 4/12/2018 -
Best-Ever Algorithm Found for Huge Streams of Data
Published: 3/29/2018 -
Newfound Wormhole Allows Information to Escape Black Holes
Published: 3/15/2018 -
Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth
Published: 3/13/2018
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