PodcastsCienciasThe Quanta Podcast

The Quanta Podcast

Quanta Magazine
The Quanta Podcast
Último episodio

340 episodios

  • The Quanta Podcast

    Ice Is Way More Complex Than It Seems

    19/05/2026 | 24 min
    Over the past decade, computer simulations have predicted tens of thousands of possible forms of ice. Though uncommon on our planet, exotic ice may exist in off-Earth environments, from cold and amorphous comet tails to the hot and crushing cores of icy planets. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel speaks with math writer Shalma Wegsman about why water is exceptionally versatile under pressure. 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.
  • The Quanta Podcast

    Audio Edition: How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

    14/05/2026 | 8 min
    Fundamental technique lets researchers use a big, expensive “teacher” model to train a “student” model for less.
    The story How Distillation Makes AI Models Smaller and Cheaper first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
  • The Quanta Podcast

    Our Immune Systems Are Full of Ancient Weapons

    12/05/2026 | 29 min
    Billions of years ago, battles between bacteria and viruses wrote the rulebook for how hosts and pathogens behave. Today, our immune system follows suit. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel speaks with writer Viviane Callier about how recent discoveries could shape how we think about the evolution of immunity. 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.
  • The Quanta Podcast

    What Can We Gain by Losing Infinity?

    05/05/2026 | 30 min
    Most mathematicians take the notion of infinity for granted — it’s deeply rooted in math’s most fundamental assumptions. But a small group of researchers hopes to banish infinity completely. On this episode of The Quanta Podcast, host Samir Patel speaks with math editor Jordana Cepelewicz about the philosophy of ultrafinitism. 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 music & lyrics by Michael Tilson Thomas. 
    Vocals performed by Ben Jones.
    Piano performed by John Wilson.
  • The Quanta Podcast

    Audio Edition: The Cells That Breathe Two Ways

    30/04/2026 | 13 min
    In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.
    The story The Cells That Breathe Two Ways first appeared on Quanta Magazine.
Más podcasts de Ciencias
Acerca de The Quanta 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 behind the award-winning publication to navigate through some of the most important and mind-expanding questions in science and math. Quanta specifically covers fundamental research — driven by curiosity, discovery and the overwhelming desire to know why and how. Join us every Tuesday for a stimulating conversation about the biggest ideas and the tiniest details.(If you've been a fan of the Quanta Science Podcast, it will continue here. You'll see those episodes marked as audio edition episodes every two weeks.)
Sitio web del podcast

Escucha The Quanta Podcast, Coffee Break: Señal y Ruido y muchos más podcasts de todo el mundo con la aplicación de radio.es

Descarga la app gratuita: radio.es

  • Añadir radios y podcasts a favoritos
  • Transmisión por Wi-Fi y Bluetooth
  • Carplay & Android Auto compatible
  • Muchas otras funciones de la app
The Quanta Podcast: Podcasts del grupo