Quanta Science Podcast
Hosted by Samir Patel and Hannah Waters · Quanta Magazine
4.8from 1,109 ratings
- 381
- Episodes
- 120
- Transcribed
- 1,109
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 243
- YouTube views
About Quanta Science Podcast
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.)
- Publisher
- Quanta Magazine
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Jul 2015
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
120 of 381 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Audio Edition: Amid Life’s Chaos, a Meticulous Mathematician Finds Stability
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Math of Democracy Never Quite Works Out
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Malaria Parasite Caught in the Act of Breaking and Entering
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Audio Edition: Amid Life’s Chaos, a Meticulous Mathematician Finds Stability
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Like the Tang poet packing layers of meaning into a handful of couplets, Tang says you summarize and compress a whole big system in terms of a single equation. He says the solutions to these equations have a very rich natural structure full of hidden symmetries and amazing coincidences with so many interpretations. […]
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- Alex Stone
- Joanna Thompson
- Robin George Andrews
- Shalma Wegsman
- Stephen Ornes
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 243
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 598 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 511 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 72
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Quanta Science Podcast?
Samir Patel and Hannah Waters host the show. Published by Quanta Magazine.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Quanta Science Podcast take guests?
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