The Joy of Why
Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine
Science and ideas · Ongoing · ~52 min
Taste attributes: documentarytalk-showslowfresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeAn unhurried ideas podcast that is realistic and fresh. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About this podcast
“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 episo…
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- Publisher
- Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 52 minutes
- Latest episode
- 29 October 2026
- Categories
- Science, Life Sciences
- Taste scores
- How we score
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