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“The Joy of Why” is a Quanta Magazine podcast about curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge. The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the cosmologist and author Janna Levin take turns interviewing leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time. New episodes are released every other Wednesday. more

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Quantum teleportation isn’t just science fiction; it’s entirely real and happening in laboratories today. But teleporting quantum particles and information is a far cry from beaming people through space. In some ways, it’s even more astonishing. John... more

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4 days ago

Time seems linear to us: We remember the past, experience the present and predict the future, moving consecutively from one moment to the next. But why is it that way, and could time ultimately be a kind of illusion? In this episode, the Nobel Prize-... more

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18 days ago

We often talk about evolution as the survival of the fittest. But if it is, then where did the widespread (and widely admired) impulse to help others even at great cost to ourselves come from? In this episode, host Janna Levin speaks with Stephanie P... more

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a month ago

We tend to think of mathematics as purely logical, but the teaching of math, its usefulness and its workings are packed with nuance. So what is “good” mathematics? In 2007, the mathematician Terence Tao wrote an essay for the “Bulletin of the America... more

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2 months ago

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 547 ratings
  • Boredom Antidote

    This show is a potent antidote if you’re suffering from the horrors of boredom. I don’t understand most of this, but that’s okay. The bits that I can follow are fascinating.

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    5
    Fluffster Normalpaws
    United Statesa month ago
  • Deeply informative and engaging

    I love this podcast because it is incredibly informative about topics you many not see or hear much about elsewhere. This show has made me become interested in something I was barely aware of previously.

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    5
    mr foo
    United States3 months ago
  • Fascinating and engaging

    What a great listen. I especially admire the depth and quality of the discussions - it's ambitious to tackle difficult topics without being superficial. The episodes are also so friendly and approachable, and feel purposeful. Guaranteed to delight inquisitive minds! Thank you.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Zanywells
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Love this!!

    Amazing podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    abi.maisie
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Fabulous Weekly “Ride” in Math and Science!

    Outstanding podcast! Dr. Strogatz does a great service to obtaining insights from those in the trenches of knowledge creation and insight generation who are specialists in their fields of math and science. more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Quest for Knowledge & Insight
    United States8 months ago

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