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Jul 2023
46m 12s

Can Math and Physics Save an Arrhythmic ...

Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin, and Quanta Magazine
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Abnormal waves of electrical activity can cause a heart's muscle cells to beat out of sync. In this episode, Flavio Fenton, an expert in cardiac dynamics, talks with Steve Strogatz about ways to treat heart arrhythmias without resorting to painful defibrillators. 
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