The Quanta Podcast

Science Podcasts

Every Tuesday, editor in chief Samir Patel sits down with writers and editors to discuss our most thought-provoking stories in science and math. Audio editions of Quanta's stories with Susan Valot will appear biweekly on Thursdays.

Episodes

'World Models,' an Old Idea in AI, Mount a Comeback

How Many Shuffles Do You Really Need to Randomize Your Deck?

Will We Ever Be Able To Forecast Volcanic Eruptions Like Weather?

Audio Edition: Tiny Tubes Reveal Clues to the Evolution of Complex Life

Are Memories Transferable - or Edible?

How Many Elementary Particles Are There, Really?

Audio Edition: What Is the Fourier Transform?

The 'Truth Machine' That Is Changing Math

Ecotypes Make the Idea of a Species Even Fuzzier

What Actually Causes Lightning?

Audio Edition: Astrophysicists Find No 'Hair' on Black Holes

The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived

Ice Is Way More Complex Than It Seems

Audio Edition: How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

The Ancient Weapons Active in Your Immune System Today

What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?

Audio Edition: The Cells That Breathe Two Ways

Quantum Mechanics Might Be a Secret Key to Secure Communication

Is String Theory Still Our Best Hope?

Audio Edition: New Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder