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Ecotypes Make the Idea of a Species Even Fuzzier
Jun 9, 2026
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What Actually Causes Lightning?
Jun 2, 2026
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Audio Edition: Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes
May 28, 2026
12m 42s
The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived
May 26, 2026
30m 17s
Ice Is Way More Complex Than It Seems
May 19, 2026
24m 34s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/9/26 |  Ecotypes Make the Idea of a Species Even Fuzzier | How do you define a species? The question has been controversial since the days of Darwin. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel speaks with writer Marlowe Starling about how recent advances in genomics have both clarified and complicated the picture. This topic was covered in a recent story for Quanta Magazine. Each week on The Quanta Podcast, Quanta Magazine editor in chief Samir Patel speaks with the people behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/26 |  What Actually Causes Lightning? | Thunderstorms have captivated humanity for millennia, and yet their inner workings remain deeply mysterious. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, guest host and Quanta senior editor Hannah Waters speaks with staff writer Charlie Wood about the new technologies that are helping physicists better understand the phenomena. This topic was covered in a recent story for Quanta Magazine. Each week on The Quanta Podcast, hear the people behind the award-winning publication navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math.At the end of the episode, listen to an excerpt of the fourth movement of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, which depicts a violent thunderstorm. Piccolo represents lightning and timpani represents thunder. Courtesy of Symphony Orchestra.Deed - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported - Creative Commons | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  Audio Edition: Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes✨ | black holesquantum theory+3 | — | Quanta MagazineAstrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes | — | black holeshair+5 | — | 12m 42s | |
| 5/26/26 |  The AI Revolution in Math Has Arrived✨ | AI in mathematicsmathematical abilities+3 | Konstantin Kakaes | Quanta Magazine | — | AImathematics+5 | — | 30m 17s | |
| 5/19/26 |  Ice Is Way More Complex Than It Seems✨ | icecomputer simulations+4 | Shalma Wegsman | Quanta Magazine | — | icecomputer simulations+5 | — | 24m 34s | |
| 5/14/26 |  Audio Edition: How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper✨ | AIdistillation+3 | — | Quanta MagazineHow Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper | — | distillationAI models+3 | — | 8m 18s | |
| 5/12/26 |  Our Immune Systems Are Full of Ancient Weapons✨ | immune systemevolution+4 | Viviane Callier | Quanta Magazine | — | immune systemevolution+4 | — | 29m 43s | |
| 5/5/26 |  What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?✨ | infinityultrafinitism+3 | Jordana Cepelewicz | Quanta Magazine | — | infinityultrafinitism+3 | — | 30m 18s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Audio Edition: The Cells That Breathe Two Ways✨ | microbesbreathing+4 | — | Quanta MagazineThe Cells That Breathe Two Ways | Yellowstone National Park | microbebreathing+5 | — | 13m 19s | |
| 4/28/26 |  Quantum Mechanics Might Be a Secret Key to Secure Communication✨ | quantum mechanicssecure communication+3 | Ben Brubaker | Quanta MagazineIBM | — | quantum physicssecret messages+3 | — | 27m 05s | |
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| 4/21/26 |  Is String Theory Still Our Best Hope?✨ | string theorytheory of everything+3 | Natalie Wolchover | Alchemical String TheoryThe Quanta Podcast+3 | Atlanta | theory of everythingmathematical developments+3 | — | 26m 20s | |
| 4/16/26 |  Audio Edition: New Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder✨ | mathematicsphysics+3 | — | Quanta MagazineNew Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder | — | matricesorder+3 | — | 13m 36s | |
| 4/14/26 |  One of Nature’s Most Complex Molecular Machines✨ | molecular biologycell biology+3 | Yasemin Saplakoglu | The Quanta PodcastQuanta Magazine | — | nuclear pore complexeshigh-def microscopy+3 | — | 23m 20s | |
| 4/7/26 |  The Fundamental Tension at the Heart of Math✨ | mathematicslogic+3 | Jordana Cepelewicz | LeanThe Quanta Podcast+1 | — | math rigorLean+3 | — | 28m 40s | |
| 4/2/26 |  Audio Edition: AI Comes Up With Bizarre Physics Experiments. But They Work.✨ | artificial intelligencephysics+3 | — | Quanta MagazineAI Comes Up With Bizarre Physics Experiments | — | AIbizarre experiments+3 | — | 14m 37s | |
| 3/31/26 |  Why Do Humanoid Robots Still Struggle With the Small Stuff?✨ | humanoid robotsrobotics+3 | John Pavlus | AtlasThe Quanta Podcast+3 | — | climbing stairsopening doors+3 | — | 30m 54s | |
| 3/24/26 |  Uniting a Century of Digital and Analog Astronomy✨ | astronomyastrophysics+3 | Liz Kruesi | The Quanta PodcastQuanta Magazine+2 | SydneyAustralia+1 | glass plate photographsnight sky+3 | — | 25m 17s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Audio Edition: Researchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity✨ | AIcreativity+3 | — | Quanta MagazineResearchers Uncover Hidden Ingredients Behind AI Creativity | — | image generatorstraining data+3 | — | 11m 39s | |
| 3/17/26 |  Astrocytes Might Be in Charge of the Brain✨ | neuroscienceastrocytes+3 | Ingrid Wickelgren | The Quanta PodcastQuanta Magazine+1 | — | astrocytesbrain states+3 | — | 26m 07s | |
| 3/10/26 |  The Infinite Heist - Part 2✨ | mathematicshistory+3 | Jordana Cepelewicz | The Quanta PodcastQuanta+4 | — | Georg Cantormath history+3 | — | 24m 35s | |
| 3/5/26 |  Audio Edition: The Ecosystem Dynamics That Can Make or Break an Invasion | By simulating ecological networks with microbes, researchers revealed properties that may make natural communities susceptible to invasion.The story The Ecosystem Dynamics That Can Make or Break an Invasion first appeared on Quanta Magazine. | — | ||||||
| 3/3/26 |  The Infinite Heist - Part 1 | In 1874, Georg Cantor published one of the most important papers in math’s 4,000-year history. Some ideas in it were stolen. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, the first of a two-parter, host Samir Patel speaks with math editor Jordana Cepelewicz about the hard-fought journey to embed the concept of infinity into math’s foundations. The real story is a lot more complicated than the one remembered in math history. These episodes are based on a recent story; stay tuned for the conclusion next week. Explore our new special series, “The Evolving Foundations of Math,” on our website. Each week on The Quanta Podcast, Quanta Magazine editor in chief Samir Patel speaks with the people behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. | — | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  Decoding the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics | Parallel universes, mysterious collapses, divided worlds. These are among the interpretations of quantum theory’s relationship with reality. It’s no wonder that everyone still has questions. But a century after quantum theory emerged, some of its old mysteries may be finally dissolving. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel and contributing writer Philip Ball check in on the age-old question: What 𝘪𝘴 reality? This topic was covered in a recent story for Quanta Magazine. Each week on The Quanta Podcast, Quanta Magazine editor in chief Samir Patel speaks with the people behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math.Audio coda courtesy of the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  Audio Edition: Epic Effort to Ground Physics in Math Opens Up the Secrets of Time | 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 on Quanta Magazine. | — | ||||||
| 2/17/26 |  How Animals Build a Sense of Direction | 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 direction could help explain the feeling of getting “turned around,” or even why some of us are so bad at finding our way. This topic was covered in a recent story for Quanta Magazine. Each week on The Quanta Podcast, Quanta Magazine editor in chief Samir Patel speaks with the people behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math.Audio Coda from Prat, Y., Taub, M. & Yovel, Y. Everyday bat vocalizations contain information about emitter, addressee, context, and behavior. Sci Rep 6, 39419 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39419 | — | ||||||
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50 placements across 46 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 46 markets.