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Quanta Magazine

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  • Status: Returning Series
  • First Aired: Unknown
  • Seasons: 9
  • Episodes: 180
  • Networks: YouTube
  • Genres: Documentary, Animation
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Explore mind-bending developments in basic science and math research. Quanta Magazine is an award-winning, editorially independent magazine published by the Simons Foundation.

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Season 2015

23 episodes • 2015

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1What Happens if You Fall Into a Black Hole?Jun 10, 20150.0
2Freeman Dyson: A ‘Rebel’ Without a Ph.D.Jun 11, 20150.0
3Artur Avila: A Brazilian Wunderkind Who Calms ChaosJun 12, 20150.0
4Manjul Bhargava: The Musical, Magical Number TheoristJun 15, 20150.0
5Where Did the Universe Come From?Jun 16, 20150.0
6Yitang Zhang: An Unlikely Math Star RisesJun 17, 20150.0
7Martin Hairer: In Noisy Equations, One Who Heard MusicJun 19, 20150.0
8Maryam Mirzakhani: A Tenacious Explorer of Abstract SurfacesJun 23, 20150.0
9Subhash Khot: A Grand Vision for the ImpossibleJun 24, 20150.0
10Alan Guth: How Many Two-Headed Cows in a Multiverse?Jul 2, 20150.0
11Hiranya Peiris: How to Test If We Live in a MultiverseJul 9, 20150.0
12How Did Life Begin on Earth?Jul 20, 20220.0
13Fly-Vac: Groundhog Day for Fruit FliesJul 21, 20150.0
14Why Do Flies Walk This Way?Jul 22, 20150.0
15How Symmetry Shapes Nature’s LawsAug 17, 20150.0
16James Bullock: The Case for Complex Dark MatterAug 25, 20150.0
17Nancy Moran: An Explorer of Life’s Deepest PartnershipsSep 18, 20150.0
18Nima Arkani-Hamed's Visions of Future PhysicsSep 23, 20150.0
19What Is a Species?Sep 24, 20150.0
20Gabriela González: Searching the Sky for the Wobbles of GravityOct 23, 20150.0
21Joan Strassmann: The Woman Who Stared at WaspsNov 6, 20150.0
22Christoph Adami: The Information Theory of LifeNov 20, 20150.0
23Richard Dawid: Why Trust a Theory?Dec 18, 20150.0
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Season 2016

27 episodes • 2016

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Leslie Valiant: Searching for the Algorithms Underlying LifeJan 29, 20160.0
2Are We Alone in the Universe?Feb 4, 20160.0
3Michael Atiyah's Imaginative State of MindMar 4, 20160.0
4David Deamer: How We’re Studying the Origins of LifeMar 17, 20160.0
5Is That 'Bump' a New Particle?Apr 14, 20160.0
6Tiny Tests Seek the Universe's Big MysteriesMay 4, 20160.0
7David Moore: Tabletop PhysicsMay 5, 20160.0
8Janna Levin on Science and CultureMay 6, 20160.0
9Ken Ono: A Life Inspired by an Unexpected GeniusMay 23, 20160.0
10Suchitra Sebastian: An Explorer of Quantum BorderlandsJun 10, 20160.0
11How Does Life Come From Randomness?Jun 30, 20160.0
12Miranda Cheng: A Moonshine Master Toys with String TheoryAug 4, 20160.0
13Tracy Slatyer: A Seeker of Dark Matter’s Hidden LightSep 1, 20160.0
14Peter and Rosemary GrantSep 22, 20160.0
15Pencils Down: The Art of Teaching Math and ScienceOct 11, 20160.0
16Pencils Down: Channa Comer of Baychester Middle SchoolOct 11, 20160.0
17Pencils Down: Mike Zitolo of School of the FutureOct 11, 20160.0
18Pencils Down: Soni Midha of East Side Community High SchoolOct 11, 20160.0
19Pencils Down: Aaron Mathieu of Acton-Boxborough Regional High SchoolOct 11, 20160.0
20Pencils Down: Channa Comer Teaching About Scientific ControlsOct 11, 20160.0
21Helen Quinn: A Wormhole Between Physics and EducationOct 18, 20160.0
22Michael Costanzo: Giant Genetic Map Reveals Life’s Hidden LinksOct 26, 20160.0
23Richard Lenski: A Conductor of Evolution’s Subtle SymphonyNov 3, 20160.0
24Cynthia Dwork: How to Force Our Machines to Play FairNov 23, 20160.0
25Erik Verlinde: The Case Against Dark MatterNov 29, 20160.0
26Janet Conrad: On a Hunt for a Ghost of a ParticleDec 8, 20160.0
27Elena Aprile: In the Deep, a Drive to Find Dark MatterDec 20, 20160.0
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Season 2017

20 episodes • 2017

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Marcus Feldman: In Search of Actions That Alter EvolutionJan 5, 20170.0
2Francis Su: Math and the Good LifeFeb 3, 20170.0
3Francis Su: Math Is for EverybodyFeb 4, 20170.0
4Sylvia Serfaty: In Mathematics, ‘You Cannot Be Lied To’Feb 21, 20170.0
5Sharon Glotzer: ‘Digital Alchemist’ Seeks Rules of EmergenceMar 8, 20170.0
6John Novembre: A Map of Human History, Hidden in DNAApr 20, 20170.0
7Tim Maudlin: A Defense of the Reality of TimeMay 19, 20170.0
8Journey to the Birth of the Solar System 360 VRMay 25, 20170.0
9Purvesh Khatri: More Data — the Dirtier the BetterJun 7, 20170.0
10Jessica Flack: How Nature Solves Problems Through ComputationJul 10, 20170.0
11Jay Pasachoff: Eclipse Hunter Reveals the Science That Can Only Be Done in the DarkAug 10, 20170.0
12How Andrea Ghez Found a Supermassive Black HoleAug 21, 20170.0
13Svitlana Mayboroda: Taming Rogue WavesAug 22, 20170.0
14Neil Johnson: A Physicist Who Models ISIS and the Alt-RightAug 23, 20170.0
15Nigel Goldenfeld: Seeing Emergent Physics Behind EvolutionAug 31, 20170.0
16Rebecca Goldin: Why Math Is the Best Way to Make Sense of the WorldSep 11, 20170.0
17Michael Assis: Atomic OrigamiOct 31, 20170.0
18Federico Ardila: A Mathematician Who Dances to the Joys and Sorrows of DiscoveryNov 20, 20170.0
19Minhyong Kim: Connecting Number Theory to PhysicsDec 1, 20170.0
20Corina Tarnita: First Understand Nature’s RulesDec 20, 20170.0
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Season 2018

26 episodes • 2018

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Richard Schwartz: In Praise of Simple ProblemsJan 9, 20180.0
2Ed Boyden on the Promise of Expansion MicroscopyJan 18, 20180.0
3Erich Jarvis on Theories About the Origin of Vocal LearningJan 30, 20180.0
4Daniel Goldman and His Smart RobotsFeb 14, 20180.0
5Barbara Engelhardt on How to Improve Statistical Analyses of GenomesFeb 27, 20180.0
6Günter Ziegler Seeks God’s Perfect Math ProofsMar 19, 20180.0
7Donald Richards: A Revealer of Secrets in the Data of Life and the UniverseApr 11, 20180.0
8Michela Massimi: Defending the Philosophy of ScienceMay 24, 20180.0
9Lisa Manning on the Dynamics of Glasses and EmbryosJun 11, 20180.0
10Carina Curto on How Physicists Can Think About NeuroscienceJun 19, 20180.0
11Jessica Whited on Limb Regeneration and the Axolotl GenomeJul 2, 20180.0
12Cohl Furey on the Octonions and Particle PhysicsJul 21, 20180.0
13Alessio Figalli: A Traveler Who Finds Stability in the Natural WorldAug 1, 20180.0
14Caucher Birkar: An Innovator Who Brings Order to an Infinitude of EquationsAug 2, 20180.0
15Akshay Venkatesh: A Number Theorist Who Bridges Math and TimeAug 3, 20180.0
16Constantinos Daskalakis: A Poet of Computation Who Uncovers Distant TruthsAug 4, 20180.0
172018 Fields Medal Coverage at Quanta MagazineAug 6, 20180.0
18Rosaly Lopes on Volcanoes Throughout the Solar SystemAug 28, 20180.0
19Tomas Bohr on Performing the Double-Slit Experiment with Bouncing DropletsOct 11, 20180.0
20Renee Reijo Pera on the Importance of Timing in Embryo DevelopmentOct 15, 20180.0
21Mario Jurić on How Astronomy Is ChangingOct 24, 20180.0
22Valeria Pettorino on Learning About Dark Energy With the Euclid SatelliteNov 13, 20180.0
23Albert Einstein, Holograms and Quantum GravityNov 14, 20180.0
24Why Different Parts of a Coffee Mug Produce Different PitchesNov 27, 20180.0
25Martin Rees on the Future of Science and HumanityDec 5, 20180.0
26What Is Emergence?Dec 20, 20180.0
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Season 2019

20 episodes • 2019

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Been Kim: A New Approach to Understanding How Machines ThinkJan 10, 20190.0
2Carolina Araujo on Supporting Women in MathematicsJan 22, 20190.0
3What Is Turbulence?Jan 28, 20200.0
4Priyamvada Natarajan: How Black Holes Shape GalaxiesFeb 4, 20190.0
5Meenakshi Wadhwa on Meteorites and the Solar SystemFeb 11, 20190.0
6CRISPR Pioneer Jennifer Doudna on Its Research PromiseFeb 27, 20190.0
7Ecologist Jennifer Dunne on Humans’ Place in Food WebsMar 21, 20190.0
8Jim Gunn on Building Astronomical InstrumentsApr 23, 20190.0
9What Is Universality?May 13, 20190.0
10What Are Feynman Diagrams?May 14, 20190.0
11Edward O. Wilson on the Evolution of Social BehaviorsMay 15, 20190.0
12Amie Wilkinson on the Mathematics of ChangeJun 13, 20190.0
13Lee Smolin on the Impossibility of Studying the UniverseJun 27, 20190.0
14Greg Johnson on A.I. That Sees Inside CellsJul 24, 20190.0
15Carlo Rubbia on the Future of Particle PhysicsAug 7, 20190.0
16Iyad Rahwan: Why We Need a Science of Machine BehaviorAug 27, 20190.0
17Craig Callender on the Trouble With Black Hole ThermodynamicsSep 5, 20190.0
18Stephanie Wehner Aims to Build a Quantum InternetSep 25, 20190.0
19Virginia Trimble on How Astronomy Has ChangedNov 11, 20190.0
20Barbara Liskov on the Future of Computer ScienceNov 20, 20190.0
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Season 2020

25 episodes • 2020

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Scarlett Howard on the Lessons of Teaching Bees MathJan 22, 20200.0
2Nobel Laureate James P. Allison on the Origins of His Cancer Immunotherapy ResearchFeb 3, 20200.0
3Omololu Akin-Ojo: Doing Cutting-Edge Physics in AfricaMar 3, 20200.0
4Ronald Rivest on Building Better ElectionsMar 12, 20200.0
5Pincelli Hull Explains What Killed Off the DinosaursMar 25, 20200.0
6Epidemiologist Tara Smith Answers Your Coronavirus QuestionsMay 1, 20200.0
7Epidemiologist Tara Smith Answers Your Coronavirus Questions [Highlights]May 7, 20200.0
8Katie Mack Knows How It’s All Going to EndJun 22, 20200.0
9James Maynard Solves the Hardest Easy Math ProblemsJul 1, 20200.0
10Liz MacDonald on Strange AurorasJul 9, 20200.0
11Impossible Life Under the Ice—on Earth and BeyondJul 20, 20200.0
12'Gravity Is the Law That Makes Everything Happen'Aug 18, 20200.0
13Emily Riehl: Mathematician, Musician, EducatorSep 2, 20200.0
14The Woman Who's Rewriting Higher Category TheorySep 3, 20200.0
15Urban Traffic and Complex SystemsSep 28, 20200.0
16Cracking the Puzzle of BiodiversityOct 14, 20200.0
17The Bold Quest to Launch the Internet in SpaceOct 21, 20200.0
18The Extraordinary Math Hidden in Everyday LifeOct 26, 20200.0
19The Cosmologist Who Dreams of Dark MatterNov 5, 20200.0
20Inside Dynamical Systems and the Mathematics of ChangeNov 17, 20200.0
21How to Shrink Big DataDec 7, 20200.0
22The 'Male' and 'Female' Brain: New Clues in an Age-Old QuestionDec 14, 20200.0
232020's Biggest Breakthroughs in PhysicsDec 23, 20200.0
242020's Biggest Breakthroughs in Math and Computer ScienceDec 24, 20200.0
252020's Biggest Breakthroughs in BiologyDec 25, 20200.0
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Season 2021

25 episodes • 2021

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Riemann Hypothesis, ExplainedJan 4, 20210.0
2What Makes Physics Beautiful, According to a Nobel Prize WinnerJan 12, 20210.0
3Meet One of NASA's Pioneering WomenJan 19, 20210.0
4How Cosmic Dust Reveals the Secrets of the UniverseFeb 4, 20220.0
5Why COVID-19 Models Are Often WrongFeb 12, 20210.0
6This U.S. Olympiad Coach Has a Unique Approach to MathFeb 18, 20220.0
7Why Extraterrestrial Life Might Not Be So AlienMar 18, 20210.0
8Fighting for Equality in Computer Science and BeyondApr 1, 20210.0
9Iceland Is Mars, on EarthApr 6, 20210.0
10Plate Tectonics: The Mystery of Earth's Many FacesApr 14, 20210.0
11The Theory That Could Rewrite the Laws of PhysicsApr 29, 20210.0
12Black Hole Jets: One of the Biggest Mysteries in the UniverseMay 20, 20210.0
13Quantum Computers, Explained With Quantum PhysicsJun 8, 20210.0
14What’s Inside an ExoplanetJun 15, 20210.0
15The Bridge Between Math and Quantum Field TheoryJun 24, 20210.0
16The Most Successful Scientific Theory Ever: The Standard ModelJul 16, 20210.0
17How to Build Truly Intelligent AIAug 4, 20210.0
18How Scientists Finally Finished the Human GenomeSep 8, 20210.0
19The Scientific Problem of ConsciousnessSep 30, 20210.0
20Exoplanets: The Astronomer Looking into Alien WorldsOct 13, 20210.0
21When Biology Meets Computer ScienceNov 2, 20210.0
22How NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Transform Our Place in the UniverseDec 3, 20210.0
232021's Breakthroughs in Neuroscience and Other BiologyDec 21, 20210.0
242021's Biggest Breakthroughs in PhysicsDec 22, 20210.0
252021's Biggest Breakthroughs in Math and Computer ScienceDec 23, 20210.0
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Season 2022

14 episodes • 2022

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1The Cosmologist Challenging EinsteinFeb 23, 20220.0
2How Geometry Shapes Our LivesMar 7, 20220.0
3The Biophysics of a Brainless AnimalMar 17, 20220.0
4Steven Strogatz’s Secrets of Math CommunicationMar 25, 20220.0
5The Physicist Who Travels Across Disciplines, Space and TimeApr 20, 20220.0
6The Man Who Revolutionized Computer Science With MathMay 17, 20220.0
7Finally, a Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black HoleMay 18, 20220.0
8The Biggest Project in Modern MathematicsJun 1, 20220.0
9Exploring the Deep Mystery of Life's OriginsAug 8, 20220.0
10How Two Physicists Unlocked the Secrets of Two DimensionsAug 16, 20220.0
11One Man's Mission to Unveil Math's BeautySep 13, 20220.0
12The High Schooler Who Solved a Prime Number TheoremOct 13, 20220.0
13How Physicists Created a Wormhole in a Quantum ComputerNov 30, 20220.0
142022's Biggest Breakthroughs in MathDec 23, 20220.0
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Season 2023

0 episodes • TBA

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