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Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Sean Carroll | Wondery

Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science,

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01:06:56

254 | William Egginton on Kant, Heisenberg, and Borges

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/10/23

I talk with William Egginton about how Kant, Heisenberg, and Borges considered the intrinsic limitations on how we can apprehend reality.

en

01:42:06

253 | David Deutsch on Science, Complexity, and...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/10/16

I talk with David Deutsch about how to explain everything.

en

02:58:13

AMA | October 2023

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/10/09

Ask Me Anything episode for October 2023.

en

01:15:35

252 | Hannah Ritchie on Keeping Hope for the Planet...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/10/02

I talk with Hannah Ritchie about working to save the environment without minimizing the threats to it.

en

01:11:18

251 | Rosemary Braun on Uncovering Patterns in...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/09/25

I talk with biologist Rosemary Braun about how to think about the collective behavior that defines biological organisms.

en

00:57:46

250 | Brendan Nyhan on Navigating the Information...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/09/18

I talk with political scientist Brendan Nyhan about information, misinformation, and how to deal with them both.

en

01:28:06

249 | Peter Godfrey-Smith on Sentience and Octopus Minds

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/09/11

I talk with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith about what we can learn about minds by thinking about cephalopods.

en

04:03:17

AMA | September 2023

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/09/04

Ask Me Anything episode for September 2023.

en

01:12:39

248 | Yejin Choi on AI and Common Sense

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/08/28

I talk with computer scientist Yejin Choi about how AI models can be simultaneously very smart and kind of stupid.

en

01:20:27

247 | Samuel Bowles on Economics, Cooperation, and...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/08/21

I talk with economist Samuel Bowles about human nature and the origin of inequality.

en

01:09:25

246 | David Stuart on Time and Science in Maya...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/08/14

I talk with Mayanist David Stuart about Maya civilization, how they kept time, and what they thought about science.

en

03:38:16

AMA | August 2023

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/08/07

Ask Me Anything episode for August 2023.

en

04:22:03

245 | Solo: The Crisis in Physics

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/07/31

I talk about why there's not really a crisis in physics, although there definitely are ways the field could improve.

en

01:36:45

244 | Katie Elliott on Metaphysics, Chance, and...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/07/24

I talk with philosopher Katie Elliott about the metaphysics of laws, chances, and time travel.

en

01:11:17

243 | Joseph Silk on Science on the Moon

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/07/17

I talk with astrophysicist Joseph Silk about the prospects and justifications for building telescopes on the Moon.

en

01:33:19

242 | David Krakauer on Complexity, Agency, and...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/07/10

I talk with David Krakauer about the current state of research in complex systems.

en

03:04:48

AMA | July 2023

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/07/03

Ask Me Anything episode for July 2023.

en

01:33:55

241 | Tim Maudlin on Locality, Hidden Variables, and...

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/06/26

I talk to philosopher Tim Maudlin about the foundations of quantum mechanics, especially Bohmian (hidden variable) approaches.

en

01:26:08

240 | Andrew Pontzen on Simulations and the Universe

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/06/19

I talk with cosmologist Andrew Pontzen about the state of modern cosmology and how we use simulations to understand the universe.

en

01:10:56

239 | Brian Lowery on the Social Self

Sean Carroll"s Mindscape: Science, Society,... ·

2023/06/12

I talk with psychologist Brian Lowery about the social construction of our notion of self.

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