Love the episodes - the ending of this episode reminded me of the Gödel IncompletenessTheorem - something like “in any sufficiently complex formal system, there will always be true statements that cannot be proven within that system itself” Here, we’re hoping the observer writhing the system behave like an external observer which brings the correct conclusion. Which is, the observer from within is unable to even formulate any correct question based on the limitations of such observer. Excellent episode💓

The Joy of Why and its siblings Quanta magazine and podcast are a huge and wonderful contribution to public discourse by the Simons foundation. Such thoughtful presentation with just enough detail to exercise a significant number of neurons is getting so rare these days that it feels like we’re heading for a bit of a dark age. Thankfully there are islands like The Joy of Why that we can still cling to !

The 5/29/25 podcast was fabulous. More Vavfa! More string theory! More Joy of Why!

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You mentioned ALL the diseases cured by science thanks to research from taxpayer money. Name one. Excluding antibiotics which wasn’t taxpayer money research. You’re part of the lie whether you know it or not.

This is my favorite podcast. If you haven’t listened to it, give it a try. You don’t need to listen to any of the episodes in order. Just pick one with a title that sounds interesting. What makes the show stand out is not only the great speakers that they bring on, but the very thoughtful questions that the hosts ask. Both hosts are real experts, not only in their respective fields, but also in their ability to ask questions that guide the discussion gradually from high-level concepts all the way down to the latest results in the field. There’s something for anyone at every educational level in each episode. So happy the new season is starting up. Love the new format where both hosts discuss at the beginning, middle, and of the episode.

I love this podcast! The hosts all really good questions & select excellent people to interview. Some of the content is quite dense & technical but they try to make it as understandable as possible. Even with complex material I come away with a better understanding. And it’s is a joy how passionate people are about their subjects!

One of the best podcasts. There has not been an update since December 2024. What is going on?

I just listened to the language and speaking podcast and found it utterly fascinating!!! So much so I subscribed to the podcast. Thanks for brain workout!!! R.S.

I’m a closet mathematician and science nerd, and this podcast fills the need to explore and understand science and math topics today. I enjoy how Steve Strogatz and now Jana Levin probe into the topics with their guests in a neutral, unbiased way and ask great leading questions.

Our son, a mathematician, suggested this show to me. What I love about it is how the hosts conduct the interviews in a way that non-scientists can understand and also convey the joy (of course in the title) of being able to make these discoveries, etc.

Most of the episodes are really interesting. Sometimes there’s a stretch in an episode that I don’t have the expertise to be able to follow, but I’ve learned to stick with it because every episode has enough good stuff to be worthwhile, and most episodes are all good stuff. I appreciate that they tackle some really hard topics even if that means I can’t always follow all of it.

I love this program. It’s essential. It keeps me up-to-date on the latest trends in math and science in general thank you so much

I love the natural science episodes, especially as I feel like ecology material is really lacking in the podcast world! Weeks after listening and I’m still thinking about the collective behavior episode. Would LOVE more in that sphere, but everything is so interesting as is. Love that you’re making connections across disciplines…thanks for your work :)

This show is a potent antidote if you’re suffering from the horrors of boredom. I don’t understand most of this, but that’s okay. The bits that I can follow are fascinating.

I love this podcast because it is incredibly informative about topics you many not see or hear much about elsewhere. This show has made me become interested in something I was barely aware of previously.

Outstanding podcast! Dr. Strogatz does a great service to obtaining insights from those in the trenches of knowledge creation and insight generation who are specialists in their fields of math and science. I look forward to every episode. Keep up the great work Steven Strogatz!!

I love learning something new every day! Very well done.

This is not a podcast for easy listening; you need to pay attention. But they explain things very clearly which is impressive for areas like quantum field theory and mathematical proofs. Yeah, I didn’t think I’d be interested in these either, but here I am. And no politics … how refreshing.

The circumstances of science change only in our abilities to describe and measure them. Strogoliz (sic) has a gift for making them soooo “of course” with brilliant analogies I wish he could be his own Google search key. Certainly this podcast should be at the top rank for everyone!

So many, countless interesting things in this universe, and this podcast is one of them! Always doing your research and asking penetrating questions, like a true scientist. Stay curious!

A show that makes difficult science understandable for the rest of us. Brilliant!

It’s rocket science that is earthlings can understand!

This podcast broadens my views of scientific fields. I enjoy it very much. Now just need to catch up all the episodes before it changes its name to the current ones and also quantum magazine.!very grateful to the Simmon foundations for its continuous supports and efforts on public education of modern science.

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The host is a particularly great questioner and listener. Makes it pleasant to listen to and inviting to learn.

This is not your typical, surface level pop-science podcast — the host is very skilled at pushing guests to go a few levels deeper on the substance — but still the host and guests make it very understandable and intuitive. Love it!

Does a really good job explaining difficult scientific concepts and interesting discoveries to a variety of audiences. The hoste Steve Strogatz is really good at asking the right questions and explaining the concepts.

Science podcasts are a dime a dozen these days, but none of them can compete with what Strogatz delivers here. The guests so far have all been top notch, practicing scientists and mathematicians who happily dive into the details of their work. Strogatz’s intellect and versatility as a host shines throughout as he elucidates important concepts and nudges the guests into discussing the salient points of their research. Keep them coming!

Steve Strogatz has long been a great science communicator and this new podcast is reaching out to areas of science that are not just math (which is sufficiently interesting in itself).

I enjoyed the podcast about the inflammatory body response as a necessity. Thanks!