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The Quanta Podcast

Every Tuesday, editor in chief Samir Patel sits down with writers and editors to discuss our most thought-provoking stories in science and math. Audio editions of Quanta’s stories with Susan Valot will appear biweekly on Thursdays.

All Episodes about fundamental physics

Singularities in Space-Time Prove Hard to Kill

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It Might Be Possible to Detect Gravitons After All

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AI Starts to Sift Through String Theory’s Near-Endless Possibilities

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Dark Energy May Be Weakening, Major Astrophysics Study Finds

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A Deepening Crisis Forces Physicists to Rethink Structure of Nature’s Laws

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The Peculiar Math That Could Underlie the Laws of Nature

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What No New Particles Means for Physics

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