This is a really fun science podcast with interesting content and very good writing. Presented in a concise style without excessive fluff and detail. Very good variety of clips from experts mixed with the narration. Love it overall. The only complaint I have is that they really need better audio equipment. Listening to this podcast immediately after any other makes for a jarring transition to pinched, muffled voice recording audio.

Quanta is well-written and serious-minded for those looking for stimulating and thorough science content, focused primarily on fascinating questions and developments in the sciences, including physics, cosmology, mathematics . I play and replay episodes all night, even while I sleep. Exquisite and relaxing, but I’m weird

This is the sort of script that draws me to the show. Well written and delivered as far as I, a non scientist , can tell.

When the best podcast in the planet, the best for science and math

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This is how you ruin a community, this is how you spawn pseudoscience, this is why we’re failing.

If you liked an article on Quanta, you should definitely listen to the podcast episode, and vice versa! There's always unique information and has good production with the format of interviews.

Fairy tales and unscientific mysticism.

The narrator Susan doesn’t deliver the story to its fullest. Reading word by word with random emphasis all over the places makes listening to her very distracting and uninspired.

Very comprehensive and accurate.

The information is immensely interesting, but the host delivers it like she has absolutely no objective outside of saying the words correctly and sometimes sounds annoyed to be talking at all.

Great podcast well written and gives stellar overviews of the latest in many topics.

A great science podcast. Interesting topics that are thoroughly discussed. A serious source that isn’t dumbed down.

In recent years almost all scientific podcasts have tended to dumb things down as time progressed to the point that even professional scientists found some of them incomprehensible. This however is not true for Quanta magazine which has kept up standards of high quality information that covers the nuances and the logic behind the important issues and the evidence that supports the evolving views of all kinds of disciplines of fast changing science. This is truly scientific reporting done right and the measure by which all other scientific reporting should be measured today in the 2020’s.

Real mental challenge to follow in the best possible way. It’s cutting edge. Incredible range of topics intelligently written about, and read. Usually this non STEM person (me) can just about follow what’s going on, often I relisten to episodes because they’re jam packed.

It was too much information to take in. Too many numbers and facts at once. Very accurate though!

very high quality science, one of the best podcasts i know

The right blend of breadth and depth. Clear enough to give the lay person an introduction but “meaty” enough to merit multiple listens and provide a great jumping off point for more information.

Will not disappoint

The content is great. But during interviews it sounds like someone is transcribing whoever is speaking and the microphone is picking up the keyboard typing.

My new favorite science podcast. Great writing that goes deep into a subject and tries to convey some of the more complex nuances of current scientific thinking. If you like this podcast also check out Scientific Odyssey for a great science history podcast.

Quanta Magazine was a new discovery for me in 2020 and I’m in love with the content and the way it’s delivered. Beyond educational, it’s the entertainment that keeps me equally engaged. The podcast supplements the magazine by providing bite size articles. I find myself eagerly awaiting each podcast. This is top notch!

Quanta magazine is probably the best and most important science magazine around. The articles are Clever, detailed and legitimate science not just “gee whiz, look how brilliant we all are.” The writing is top notch and the podcast is like a second dessert filling in the details with a more human touch. Truly this is the modern model for podcasts in this genre and is destined to win awards just like the written magazine has!

Is it the mind, or the brain, which came first? Are we scientists or philosophers? Does it even matter?

I've been blazing through this podcast's back episodes at 1.5 speed, it's really fun!!

This podcast does a great job at including enough detail to allow for an understanding not only of the subject under discussion but of the larger context of the research. Though fluff pieces on science have their place it was sad to see some negative reviews of this podcast by people who apparently expected such fluff pieces here when, in my view, this podcast (and magazine) has a completely different, and welcome, aim.

A spectacular podcast. Consistently interesting, and much less dumbed down compared to other science news outlets.

This is a very intense science podcast. It goes deeply into science issues.

so good

I love QuantaMagazine online so I was excited to see a podcast. However, the presenter's reading style is too difficult to listen to anymore. It's as far from natural speaking as you can get, clearly just reading from a script in a painfully stilted manner. Unfortunately I won't be listening again until they get someone else to read/speak.

Thanks for this terrific podcast. Especially enjoyed the avian eyes episode.

You can't go wrong with this,

This podcast serves up a dense, but digestible, helping of science. You'll stay up to date on the latest goings on in a wide variety of scientific research fields. Topics are explained very well without feeling like a dissertation. I recommend this podcast for people who like Inquiring Minds or Startalk, and don't mind digging in to topics a little deeper.

Love this podcast, just like QM website & stories. Please keep it going.

A great mix of topics, at a level that is a little higher than most science podcasts. Lots of shows about math, which I love! The presenter is very pleasant to listen to. My only suggestion would be to check pronunciation of all foreign names, since many are tricky. Some examples I've heard: Fermat (should be 'Fer-mah', the 't' is silent), Gauss (rhymes with 'house'), Von Neumann (should be 'Von Noy-men'). Not a big deal, though! Overall, though, this is a great series! Thank you!

I really enjoy Quanta the magazine, but the podcast is very difficult to listen to. It's not so much that the presenter reads in monotone, because she does make an effort to emphasize certain words, perform vocal inflections, etc. But the pacing is so off. Like, she doesn't pause at the end of phrases or sentences like you would ordinarily expect someone who is reading aloud. In audio, that's very important because the listener relies on the narrator for those queues. It's very strange. Perhaps additional coaching or they can find someone else to read the articles - in the meantime I will be unsubscribing.

Thanks for keeping me up to date. I appreciate the thoroughness of the discussions, the calm delivery, and the brevity of this podcast.

As a scientist, I really enjoy this podcast. The material is fascinating and covers topics not normally seen as “sexy” in a lot of popularizations of science. They do a great job with attributions and making sure to get several views on a subject. It’s not meant to be funny, so I’m not sure what the other reviewer was expecting. They do a great job turning the science into a story, and in that way it is very entertaining. Overall, these are extremely informative podcasts. A scientist or science enthusiast would likely enjoy these. Please keep them coming!

The content is OK. But the delivery is so dry and uninteresting.