Quanta Science Podcast

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Quanta Science Podcast 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. SEP 4

    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

  2. AUG 21

    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

  3. AUG 7

    Never-Repeating Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum Information

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    18 min

  4. JUL 25

    Radio Maps May Reveal the Universe's Biggest Magnetic Fields

    Researchers claim that five new maps reveal the orderly magnetic fields tucked into massive galaxy clusters.

    11 min

  5. JUL 10

    New Clues for What Will Happen When the Sun Eats the Earth

    When yellow dwarfs like our sun die, they first balloon into red giants, and then smolder, ember-like, as white dwarfs for trillions of years. Orbiting planets that survive could live on indefinitely, and maybe even host life - a possible future for Earth.

    13 min

  6. JUN 26

    New Cell Atlases Reveal Untold Variety in the Brain and Beyond

    Scientists can fingerprint the function of tens of thousands or even millions of cells in a single experiment. This expansive data may fundamentally reshape our understanding of human anatomy and biology.

    21 min

  7. JUN 11

    Extra-Long Blasts Challenge Our Theories of Cosmic Cataclysms

    Everything is made of stardust. Gamma-ray bursts may help physicists learn how each element in the periodic table is born in the cosmos.

    25 min

  8. MAY 29

    Meet Strange Metals: Where Electricity May Flow Without Electrons

    When it comes to bizarre forms of electricity, superconductivity is just the beginning.

    21 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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