Quanta Magazine

Not to be confused with Quanta (journal).
Quanta Magazine
EditorSamir Patel
CategoriesPhysics, mathematics, biology, computer science
PublisherSimons Foundation
First issue2012
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.quantamagazine.org Edit this at Wikidata
ISSN2640-2661
OCLC914339324

Quanta Magazine is an editorially independent[1] online publication of the Simons Foundation covering developments in physics, mathematics, biology and computer science.

Undark Magazine described Quanta Magazine as "highly regarded for its masterful coverage of complex topics in science and math."[2] The science news aggregator RealClearScience ranked Quanta Magazine first on its list of "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2018."[3] In 2020, the magazine received a National Magazine Award for General Excellence from the American Society of Magazine Editors for its "willingness to tackle some of the toughest and most difficult topics in science and math in a language that is accessible to the lay reader without condescension or oversimplification."

The articles in the magazine are freely available to read online.[4] Scientific American,[5] Wired,[6] The Atlantic, and The Washington Post, as well as international science publications like Spektrum der Wissenschaft,[7] have reprinted articles from the magazine.

The magazine also has three podcasts, two of which are hosted by Steven Strogatz.[8] Janna Levin joined as cohost of The Joy of Why for the third season in 2024.[9]

  1. ^ "About Quanta Magazine". Quanta Magazine. Simons Foundation. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ Robin Lloyd (5 April 2017). "Hard-Sciences Magazine Goes to the Next Level". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ Ross Pomeroy (2018-12-10). "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2018". RealClearScience. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. ^ Richard Elwes (6 November 2013). "Quanta Magazine". London Mathematical Society. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Stories by Quanta Magazine". Scientific American. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Quanta Magazine". Wired. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Quanta Magazine". Spektrum der Wissenschaft. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Quanta Magazine's Science and Math Podcasts". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  9. ^ "Janna Levin: Why I'm Co-Hosting the Joy of Why Podcast". Quanta Magazine. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-10-20.