The Quanta Podcast
Quanta Magazine
Science and ideas · Ongoing · ~28 min
Taste attributes: documentarytalk-showslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinear
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a layered ideas podcast, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About this 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 behi…
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- Publisher
- Quanta Magazine
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 28 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- Science, Life Sciences, Physics
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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