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Episodes
Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons
Neuroscientist Eve Marder explains how she uses the small, well-defined nervous system of lobsters and crabs to uncover fundamental principles of brain function.
Charlie Marcus Knows That Quantum Facts Aren’t Complicated
Host Steve Strogatz interviews quantum physicist Charlie Marcus, who argues that quantum mechanics is not inherently complex but rather a new…
Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynamic Chaos in Puff Pastry
Host Steve Strogatz interviews pure mathematician Amy Wilkinson to explore the abstract world of dynamical systems and chaos theory.