Quanta Science Podcast

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  • PHYSICS
  • EVERY TWO WEEKS
Quanta Science Podcast

Listen to Quanta Magazine's in-depth news stories about developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences. Quanta, an editorially independent magazine published by the Simons Foundation, seeks to enhance public understanding of basic research. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. You've learned from Quanta. Now we want to learn from you! Quanta is conducting a series of surveys to better serve our audience. Take our podcast listener survey and you will be entered to win a free Quanta book, t-shirt or tote bag: quantamag.typeform.com/podcast

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    What Could Explain the Gallium Anomaly?

    An old Soviet-American experiment's mysterious finding continues to elude explanation. Does it hold the secret to nature's lightest particles?

    14 min

  2. 13 NOV

    Cryptographers Discover a New Foundation for Quantum Secrecy

    Quanta Science Podcast

    20 min

  3. 30 OCT

    Electric 'Ripples' in the Resting Brain Tag Memories for Storage

    Quanta Science Podcast

    19 min

  4. 16 OCT

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

    How might a great big four-dimensional world emerge from tiny strings? Neural networks are helping string theorists test possibilities.

    25 min

  5. 2 OCT

    Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare

    There's a new consensus among biologists and philosophers of the mind: Most animals have some form of conscious experience.

    18 min

  6. 18 SEPT

    Dark Energy May Be Weakening, Major Astrophysics Study Finds

    New results suggest that dark energy is fading with time.

    20 min

  7. 4 SEPT

    Brain's 'Background Noise' May Explain Value of Shock Therapy

    A recent study hints that electroconvulsive therapy might help restore the brain's balance of excitation and inhibition.

    13 min

  8. 21 AUG

    Swirling Forces, Crushing Pressures Measured in the Proton

    The proton is the anchor of every atom that makes up the bulk of our world. Now, physicists have mapped the mechanical properties of its interior. The pressure is on.

    18 min
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Listen to Quanta Magazine's in-depth news stories about developments in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and the basic life sciences. Quanta, an editorially independent magazine published by the Simons Foundation, seeks to enhance public understanding of basic research. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. You've learned from Quanta. Now we want to learn from you! Quanta is conducting a series of surveys to better serve our audience. Take our podcast listener survey and you will be entered to win a free Quanta book, t-shirt or tote bag: quantamag.typeform.com/podcast

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