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The Quanta Podcast

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

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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Latest Episodes

By mathematically proving how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians have illuminated why time can’t flow in reverse.

The story Epic Effort to Ground Physics in Math Opens Up the Secrets of Time first appeared... more

What guides a bat’s internal compass? It’s not the stars in the sky, or the Earth’s magnetic field. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel speaks with staff writer Yasemin Saplakoglu about how new research into animals’ sense of dire... more

In reality, water doesn’t glitch out. It can’t instantly change direction or spurt randomly into the sky. But on a purely mathematical level, such things are possible. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel speaks with staff writer C... more

Every elementary particle falls into one of two categories. Collectivist bosons account for the forces that move us while individualist fermions keep our atoms from collapsing.

The story Matter vs. Force: Why There Are Exactly Two Types of Particles... more

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Recent Guests

Yasemin Saplakoglu
Biology staff writer for Quanta Magazine
Quanta Magazine
Episode: How Animals Build a Sense of Direction
Hannah Early
Former researcher at the University of Cambridge
Vair Computing
Episode: Audio Edition: How Can AI Researchers Save Energy? By Going Backward.
Torben Agedius-Morgensen
Researcher in reversible computing at the University of Copenhagen
Episode: Audio Edition: How Can AI Researchers Save Energy? By Going Backward.
Erica Klarriech
Long-time Quanta contributor and mathematician
Episode: The Shape That Can’t Pass Through Itself
Rachel Nuwer
Science journalist covering lake ecosystems and climate impact
Quanta Magazine
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

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.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.3k ratings
  • A fun and productive way to utilize my commutes

    Informative yet accessible - Keep up the good job

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Yair Grinberg
    Israel21 days ago
  • Excellent science podcast

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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MusicCityEngineer
    United States25 days ago
  • What a joy to listen to

    The team at Quanta are doing an amazing job - a clean, crisp, engaging, and knowledgeable conversation in every episode. Highly recommended!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Neu_Orion
    Germany2 months ago
  • Great short podcasts

    Fantastic podcasts on science news. Guests are science journalists who do a great job at reporting on big science news in fundamental sciences and math.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sacha de G
    Australia2 months ago
  • Not dumbed down

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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MartaJane
    United States2 months ago

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How Animals Build a Sense of Direction
Q: So can you take us back a little bit to the beginning of when we start to understand the neurological basis of direction, of navigation?
Yes. So neuroscientists have been interested in navigation for decades now, and studies have led to some big discoveries.
How Animals Build a Sense of Direction
Q: So, Yasemin, what's the big idea?
The big idea is that animals have a sense of direction and know how to navigate their environments, but this has mostly been studied in lab environments.
ICYMI: Is Gravity Just Rising Entropy?
Q: How does that happen mechanistically?
The interaction of masses with qubits creates a low entropy condition prompting them to attract each other.
ICYMI: Is Gravity Just Rising Entropy?
Q: What specifically in this paper in the 90s was Jacobson positing?
Jacobson argued that energy is related to entropy and geometry, suggesting that gravity emerges from these relationships.
ICYMI: Is Gravity Just Rising Entropy?
Q: What do you mean by heat-like effects?
This refers to the characteristics of black holes that resemble heat physics, such as irreversibility.

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