''Quanta Magazine'' is an editorially independent

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of the

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covering developments in

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

and

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. ''Undark Magazine'' described ''Quanta Magazine'' as "highly regarded for its masterful coverage of complex topics in science and math." The science news aggregator ''RealClearScience'' ranked ''Quanta Magazine'' first on its list of "The Top 10 Websites for Science in 2018." In 2020, the magazine received a National Magazine Award for General Excellence from the

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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 fallacy of the single cause, also known as complex cause, causal oversimplification, causal reductionism, and reduction fallacy, is an informal fallacy of questionable cause that occurs when it is assumed that there is a single, simple cause of ...

." The articles in the magazine are freely available to read online. ''

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'', ''Wired'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as international science publications like ''

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'', have reprinted articles from the magazine.

History

''Quanta Magazine'' was initially launched as ''Simons Science News'' in October 2012, but it was renamed to its current title in July 2013. It was founded by the former ''

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'' journalist Thomas Lin, who is the magazine's

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. The two deputy editors are John Rennie and Michael Moyer, formerly of ''

'', and the art director is Samuel Velasco. In November 2018,

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published two collections of articles from ''Quanta Magazine'', ''Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire'' and ''The Prime Number Conspiracy''. In May 2022 the magazine's staff, notably

Natalie Wolchover Natalie Ann Wolchover (born October 16, 1986) is a science journalist. She is a senior writer and editor for ''Quanta Magazine'', and has been involved with ''Quanta''s development since its inception in 2013. In 2022 she won a Pulitzer Prize for ...

, were awarded the

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References

External links

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