Quanta Science Podcast
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Sinopsis
In-depth news about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.
Episodios
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Wandering Space Rocks Help Solve Mysteries of Planet Formation
02/07/2020 Duración: 15minAfter an interstellar asteroid shot past the sun, scientists realized that there’s probably a lot of itinerant rocks out there. The post Wandering Space Rocks Help Solve Mysteries of Planet Formation first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Random Surfaces Hide an Intricate Order
18/06/2020 Duración: 12minMathematicians have proved that a random process applied to a random surface will yield consistent patterns. The post Random Surfaces Hide an Intricate Order first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Where We See Shapes, AI Sees Textures
04/06/2020 Duración: 15minTo researchers’ surprise, deep learning vision algorithms often fail at classifying images because they mostly take cues from textures, not shapes. The post Where We See Shapes, AI Sees Textures first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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What’s in a Name? Taxonomy Problems Vex Biologists
21/05/2020 Duración: 25minResearchers struggle to incorporate ongoing evolutionary discoveries into an animal classification scheme older than Darwin. The post What’s in a Name? Taxonomy Problems Vex Biologists first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Bacterial Complexity Revises Ideas About ‘Which Came First?’
07/05/2020 Duración: 20minContrary to popular belief, bacteria have organelles too. Scientists are now studying them for insights into how complex cells evolved. The post Bacterial Complexity Revises Ideas About ‘Which Came First?’ first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems
23/04/2020 Duración: 24minSurviving fragments of genetic material preserved in sediments allow scientists to see the full diversity of past life — even microbes. The post Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge
09/04/2020 Duración: 16minThe universe of problems that a computer can check has grown. The researchers’ secret ingredient? Quantum entanglement. The post Computer Scientists Expand the Frontier of Verifiable Knowledge first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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The Hidden Heroines of Chaos
26/03/2020 Duración: 19minTwo women programmers played a pivotal role in the birth of chaos theory. Their previously untold story illustrates the changing status of computation in science. Read more at quantamagazine.org. Music is “Clover 3” by Vibe Mountain.
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Heat-Loving Microbes, Once Dormant, Thrive Over Decades-Old Fire
12/03/2020 Duración: 28minIn harsh ecosystems around the world, microbiologists are finding evidence that “microbial seed banks” protect biodiversity from changing conditions. The post Heat-Loving Microbes, Once Dormant, Thrive Over Decades-Old Fire first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization
27/02/2020 Duración: 23minIn a world seemingly filled with chaos, physicists have discovered new forms of synchronization and are learning how to predict and control them. The post Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Cryptography That Is Provably Secure
06/02/2020 Duración: 11minResearchers have just released hacker-proof cryptographic code — programs with the same level of invincibility as a mathematical proof. The post Cryptography That Is Provably Secure first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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The Math That Tells Cells What They Are
30/01/2020 Duración: 17minDuring development, cells seem to decode their fate through optimal information processing, which could hint at a more general principle of life. The post The Math That Tells Cells What They Are first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Science
16/01/2020 Duración: 22minThe latest AI algorithms are probing the evolution of galaxies, calculating quantum wave functions, discovering new chemical compounds and more. Is there anything that scientists do that can’t be automated? The post How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Science first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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A World Without Clouds
02/01/2020 Duración: 26minA state-of-the-art supercomputer simulation indicates that a feedback loop between global warming and cloud loss can push Earth’s climate past a disastrous tipping point in as little as a century. The post A World Without Clouds first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past
19/12/2019 Duración: 15minThe brain can’t directly encode the passage of time, but recent work hints at a workaround for putting timestamps on memories of events. The post How the Brain Creates a Timeline of the Past first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Foundations Built for a General Theory of Neural Networks
05/12/2019 Duración: 16minNeural networks can be as unpredictable as they are powerful. Now mathematicians are beginning to reveal how a neural network’s form will influence its function. The post Foundations Built for a General Theory of Neural Networks first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces
21/11/2019 Duración: 25minEmerging evidence suggests that the brain encodes abstract knowledge in the same way that it represents positions in space, which hints at a more universal theory of cognition. The post The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Milestone Experiment Proves Quantum Communication Really Is Faster
07/11/2019 Duración: 10minIn a Paris lab, researchers have shown for the first time that quantum methods of transmitting information are superior to classical ones. The post Milestone Experiment Proves Quantum Communication Really Is Faster first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution’s Speed
31/10/2019 Duración: 18minSome researchers are using a complexity framework thought to be purely theoretical to understand evolutionary dynamics in biological and computational systems. The post Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution’s Speed first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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Should Evolution Treat Our Microbes as Part of Us?
26/09/2019 Duración: 25minHow does evolution select the fittest “individuals” when they are ecosystems made up of hosts and their microbiomes? Biologist debate the need to revise theories. The post Should Evolution Treat Our Microbes as Part of Us? first appeared on Quanta Magazine