Singularities in Space-Time Prove Hard to Kill

Black hole and Big Bang singularities break our best theory of gravity. A trilogy of theorems hints that physicists must go to the ends of space and time to find a fix.

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Q&A

How Paradoxical Questions and Simple Wonder Lead to Great Science

By MOLLY HERRING

Manu Prakash works on the world's most urgent problems and seemingly frivolous questions at the same time. They add up to a philosophy he calls "recreational biology."

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ENGINEERING

How Can AI Researchers Save Energy? By Going Backward.

By MATT VON HIPPEL

Reversible programs run backward as easily as they run forward, saving energy in theory. After decades of research, they may soon power AI.

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THE JOY OF WHY

Will We Ever Prove String Theory?

Podcast hosted by JANNA LEVIN
and STEVEN STROGATZ

Promise and controversy continue to surround string theory as a potential unified theory of everything. Cumrun Vafa discusses his progress in trying to find good, testable models in a "swampland" of possibilities.

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THE QUANTA PODCAST

Math and Beauty in the Age of AI

Podcast hosted by SAMIR PATEL

Mathematicians have started to prepare for a profound shift in what it means to do math. Quanta math editor Jordana Cepelewicz joins Editor in Chief Samir Patel to discuss her recent reporting on the trend.

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