Brain Chemical Helps Signal to Neurons When to Start a Movement
06 Jul 2022
17m
Quanta Magazine · Science
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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22 Jun 2022
25m
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08 Jun 2022
16m
A Deepening Crisis Forces Physicists to Rethink Structure of Nature's Laws
25 May 2022
40m
New Map of Meaning in the Brain Changes Ideas About Memory
11 May 2022
19m
Machine Learning Gets a Quantum Speedup
27 Apr 2022
20m
Secrets of Early Animal Evolution Revealed by Chromosome 'Tectonics'
14 Apr 2022
18m
A Solution to the Faint-Sun Paradox Reveals a Narrow Window for Life
31 Mar 2022
25m
Evolution 'Landscapes' Predict What's Next for COVID Virus
18 Mar 2022
25m
Flying Fish and Aquarium Pets Yield Secrets of Evolution
03 Mar 2022
16m
Mathematicians Outwit Hidden Number Conspiracy
17 Feb 2022
21m
Mathematician Hurls Structure and Disorder Into Century-Old Problem
03 Feb 2022
17m
Researchers Defeat Randomness to Create Ideal Code
20 Jan 2022
23m
The Brain Processes Speech in Parallel With Other Sounds
06 Jan 2022
19m
Biologists Rethink the Logic Behind Cells' Molecular Signals
23 Dec 2021
24m
A Massive Subterranean ‘Tree’ Is Moving Magma to Earth’s Surface
09 Dec 2021
22m
One Lab’s Quest to Build Space-Time Out of Quantum Particles
24 Nov 2021
21m
The New Thermodynamic Understanding of Clocks
11 Nov 2021
18m
The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does
28 Oct 2021
26m
Eternal Change for No Energy: A Time Crystal Finally Made Real
14 Oct 2021
22m
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