The Joy of Why

The Joy of Why

Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin, and Quanta Magazine

The mathematician and author Steven Strogatz and the astrophysicist and author Janna Levin interview leading researchers about the great scientific and mathematical questions of our time.

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