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The Quanta Podcast

Quanta Magazine
Mathematics
Evolution
Telescope Conjecture
Topology
Underground Microbes
Quantum Computing
Exoplanets
YZ Seti-B
Genes
Algebraic K-Theory
Michael Hopkins
Exotic Spheres
Homotopy Theory
Maps Between Spheres
James Webb Space Telescope
Synthetic Biology
Mars
Dark Oxygen
Welded Tree Graphs
Quantum Algorithms

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 q... more

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By extending the scope of the key insight behind Fermat’s Last Theorem, four mathematicians have made great strides toward building a “grand unified theory” of math.

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We all know that hot coffee cools down. But quantum mechanics can enable heat to flow the “wrong” way, making hot objects hotter and cold objects colder. Now physicists think this might have an ingenious use. On this week’s episode, host Samir Patel ... more

In math and science, knots do far more than keep shoes on feet. For more than a century, mathematicians have studied the properties of different knots and been rewarded by a wide range of useful applications across science. Classifying how some knots... more

When pigeons outnumber pigeonholes, some birds must double up. This obvious statement — and its inverse — have deep connections to many areas of math and computer science.

The story How a Problem About Pigeons Powers Complexity Theory first appeared... more

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Recent Guests

Rachel Nuwer
Science journalist covering lake ecosystems and climate impact
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Episode: What Happens When Lakes Stop Mixing
Charlie Wood
Quanta physics writer
Quanta Magazine
Episode: The Mystery of Early Universe’s Little Red Dots
Peter Brannen
Science writer, Quanta contributor, and author of a new book about carbon dioxide
Episode: A Biography of Earth Across the Age of Animals
Zhiyuan Wang
Postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics; worked on the theoretical development of paraparticles.
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Episode: Audio Edition: ‘Paraparticles’ Would Be a Third Kingdom of Quantum Particle
Caden Hazard
Academic advisor and collaborator of Zhiyuan Wang; contributed to the research on paraparticles.
Episode: Audio Edition: ‘Paraparticles’ Would Be a Third Kingdom of Quantum Particle
Steven Jordan
Physicist at Google Quantum AI and main architect of DQI
Google Quantum AI
Episode: Audio Edition: Quantum Speedup Found for Huge Class of Hard Problems
Yil Kalai
Mathematician at Reichmann University and skeptic of quantum computing
Reichmann University
Episode: Audio Edition: Quantum Speedup Found for Huge Class of Hard Problems
Ronald de Wolf
Theoretical computer scientist at CWI
CWI
Episode: Audio Edition: Quantum Speedup Found for Huge Class of Hard Problems
Yuen Tang
UC Berkeley computer scientist
University of California Berkeley
Episode: Audio Edition: Quantum Speedup Found for Huge Class of Hard Problems

Hosts

Samir Patel
Editor-in-Chief of Quanta Magazine, Samir Patel engages in discussions with experts to navigate significant scientific questions and discoveries. He highlights complex ideas in science in an accessible manner, bringing clarity to complicated topics.
Susan Vallott
Host of the Quanta Audio Edition, Susan Vallott emphasizes informative storytelling and facilitates discussions integrating diverse scientific concepts.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.3k ratings
  • Satisfying curiosity that I didn’t even know I had with this podcast. Subjects and topics I had never imagined would be so engaging but here I am. Obsessed.

    Audible
    5
    KirkMasonSeattle
    United Statesa month ago
  • Decent science podcast where each episode is a dive into a topic well researched and knowledgeably contextualized at a reasonable depth by participants.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    kraynk
    2 months ago
  • Informative

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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kanyon-man
    United States2 months ago
  • Well Done

    An excellent source of fascinating and well researched information.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Velvet Thunder
    United States3 months ago
  • A joy to listen to

    This is what the world needs more of. Thank you

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Astrocyte8
    United States3 months ago

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Taking the Temperature of Quantum Entanglement
Q: What happens when we add some of this quantum strangeness to the Maxwell's demon thought experiment?
In quantum mechanics, you can do things with information that you can't do classically, allowing efficiencies in how work is done.
Taking the Temperature of Quantum Entanglement
Q: What's the big idea we're going to be exploring today?
We're describing a way for testing whether a system is actually operating according to quantum mechanical rules.
What Happens When Lakes Stop Mixing
Q: What's the big idea? What are we exploring today?
We're looking at lake mixing and how it's breaking down in iconic lakes around the world.
Why Are Waves So Hard to Grasp?
Q: What is the sorts of disturbances that destroy a Stokes wave versus what are the ones that it will survive?
Understanding the small perturbations and their effects on the stability of Stokes waves is crucial, as certain disturbances can destabilize them while others do not affect them.
Why Are Waves So Hard to Grasp?
Q: So, what's different about an ocean wave versus the generalized wave that you were just talking about?
Ocean waves are moving bulges in the surface that propagate across the ocean, while generalized waves can be theoretical oscillations like sine waves or wave functions.

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