podcast
by Steven Strogatz and Janna Levin
Steven Strogatz and Janna Levin take turns interviewing working researchers, and both hosts know the science well enough to push past the press-release version. Recent episodes ranged from what the fourth dimension actually looks like to a live panel at ICM 2026 on what mathematics is for once AI can do it, so this is the best regular way to hear mathematicians explain their own work.
March 23, 2026
Dwarkesh interviews Terence Tao on mathematical discovery, the ACX Grants results fund 42 projects, and EconTalk's Tim Ferriss conversation goes unexpectedly deep.
January 19, 2026
3Blue1Brown and Terence Tao measure the universe together, Veritasium uncovers a poisoning scandal, and PBS Space Time asks if gravity is random.
July 20, 2026
Dynomight on the coming end of pseudonymity, Brian Potter scores 239 laws against their promises, and a Sears-catalog rewrite of American growth.
