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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.

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Mathematical Beauty, Truth and Proof in the Age of AI

Introducing The Quanta Podcast

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How the Human Brain Contends With the Strangeness of Zero

Never-Repeating Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum Information

Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory

An Old Conjecture Falls, Making Spheres a Lot More Complicated

Old Problem About Mathematical Curves Falls to Young Couple

Graduate Student’s Side Project Proves Prime Number Conjecture

Simulated water particles swirl in an upward vortex.

Deep Learning Poised to ‘Blow Up’ Famed Fluid Equations

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Researchers Identify ‘Master Problem’ Underlying All Cryptography

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Mathematicians Outwit Hidden Number Conspiracy

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Mathematician Hurls Structure and Disorder Into Century-Old Problem

Researchers Defeat Randomness to Create Ideal Code

How Many Numbers Exist? Infinity Proof Moves Math Closer to an Answer.

The Mystery at the Heart of Physics That Only Math Can Solve