The Joy of x

Science Podcasts

The acclaimed mathematician and author Steven Strogatz interviews some of the world's leading scientists about their lives and work.

Episodes

Eve Marder on the Crucial Resilience of Neurons

Charlie Marcus Knows That Quantum Facts Aren’t Complicated

Amie Wilkinson Sees the Dynamic Chaos in Puff Pastry

Emery Brown and the Truth About Anesthesia

Melanie Mitchell Takes AI Research Back to Its Roots

Trachette Jackson Fights Cancer With Math

Rediet Abebe on Using Algorithms for Social Justice

Federico Ardila on Math, Music and the Space of Possibilities

Sharon Glotzer’s Deep Curiosity About Order From Chaos

Frank Wilczek on the Strong Force, Quarks and Dark Matter

Bonnie Bassler on Talkative Bacteria and Eavesdropping Viruses

Neil Shubin on Tiktaalik, Ballistic Tongues and Evolution

Podcast Preview: The Joy of x, Season Two

Moon Duchin on Fair Voting and Random Walks

Brian Keating’s Quest for the Origin of the Universe

Rebecca Goldin and Brian Nosek on Hard Truths in Math and Psychology

Cori Bargmann on the Genetics of Transparent Worms, Supertasters and Cancer

Tadashi Tokieda's Special Kind of Magic

Janna Levin on Seeing and Hearing Black Holes

John Urschel: From NFL Player to Mathematician