The Joy of Why

Can Information Escape a Black Hole?

Black holes are inescapable traps for most of what falls into them — but there can be exceptions. The theoretical physicist Leonard Susskind speaks with co-host Janna Levin about the black hole information paradox and how it has propelled modern physics. The post Can Information Escape a Black Hole? [https://www.quantamagazine.org/can-information-escape-a-black-hole-20240411/] first appeared on Quanta Magazine [https://api.quantamagazine.org]

How Is Flocking Like Computing?

Birds flock. Locusts swarm. Fish school. From chaotic assemblies of life, order somehow emerges. In this episode, co-host Steven Strogatz interviews the evolutionary ecologist Iain Couzin about how and why collective behaviors arise. The post How Is Flocking Like Computing? [https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-is-flocking-like-computing-20240328/] first appeared on Quanta Magazine [https://api.quantamagazine.org]

What Is Quantum Teleportation?

Teleporting people through space is still science fiction. But quantum teleportation is dramatically different and entirely real. In this episode, Janna Levin interviews the theoretical physicist John Preskill about teleporting bits and the promise of quantum technology. The post What Is Quantum Teleportation? [https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-quantum-teleportation-20240314/] first appeared on Quanta Magazine [https://api.quantamagazine.org]

What Is the Nature of Time?

Time is all around us: in the language we use, in the memories we revisit and in our predictions of the future. But what exactly is it? The physicist and Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek joins Steve Strogatz to discuss the fundamental hallmarks of time. The post What Is the Nature of Time? [https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-nature-of-time-20240229/] first appeared on Quanta Magazine [https://api.quantamagazine.org]

How Did Altruism Evolve?

If evolution favors the survival of the fittest, where did the impulse to help others come from? Host Janna Levin speaks with Stephanie Preston, a neuropsychologist who studies the biology of altruism. The post How Did Altruism Evolve? [https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-did-altruism-evolve-20240215/] first appeared on Quanta Magazine [https://api.quantamagazine.org]