The Quanta Podcast
Science

The Quanta Podcast

by Quanta Magazine

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, discovery and the overwhelming desire to know why and how. Join us every Tuesday for a stimulating conversation about the biggest ideas and the tiniest details.
(If you've been a fan of the Quanta Science Podcast, it will continue here. You'll see those episodes marked as audio edition episodes every two weeks.)

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The Infinite Heist - Part 2
24:35 Mar 10, 2026
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The Infinite Heist - Part 1
31:30 Mar 3, 2026
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Why Are Waves So Hard to Grasp?
27:29 Nov 18, 2025
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Sleep Is Not All or Nothing
27:21 Nov 11, 2025
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The Math of Catastrophe
27:35 Oct 14, 2025
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What Can a Cell Remember?
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How We Came To Know Earth
24:57 Sep 16, 2025
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