The Quanta Podcast

by Quanta Magazine

Category

Life Sciences

Frequency

Updated Weekly

Language

English

Exploring the distant universe, the insides of cells, the abstractions of math, the complexity of information itself, and much more, The Quanta Podcast is a tour of the frontier between the known and the unknown. In each episode, Quanta Magazine Editor-in-Chief Samir Patel speaks with the minds behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. Quanta specifically covers fundamental research — driven by curiosity,...

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Recent Reviews

Super Awesome Program

RupeHuzz•4/14/2026

An absolute gem of a program. I get to learn a phenomenal amount of high quality material. I hope this program will last forever.

Quanta podcast

liushihhua•3/24/2026

I have been listening to this podcast for many years. Some episodes I heard again and again. I love the contents. I especially loved those about physics, cosmology …..

Excellent science podcast

MusicCityEngineer•1/30/2026

Great, accessible, explanations of interesting problems and advances in science! Nicely done!

Not dumbed down

MartaJane•12/28/2025

Engaging, probing, mind stretching but entirely accessible for curious non-scientist

Informative

Kanyon-man•10/11/2025

A simplified and informative science podcast that finds common ground between the academic scientist and the common man/woman.