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

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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All Episodes

01:10:34

216 | John Allen Paulos on Numbers, Narratives, and...

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

2022/10/31

I talk with John Allen Paulos about what math everybody should know, and how to make it more widely known.

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01:34:29

215 | Barry Loewer on Physics, Counterfactuals, and...

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

2022/10/24

I talk with philosopher Barry Loewer about how statistical mechanics underlies cause and effect, the flow of time, and more.

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01:15:50

214 | Antonio Padilla on Large Numbers and the Scope...

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

2022/10/17

I talk with theoretical physicist Antonio Padilla about ultra-large numbers and how they compare to the universe.

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03:01:16

AMA | October 2022

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

2022/10/10

Ask Me Anything episode for October 2022.

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01:16:26

213 | Timiebi Aganaba on Law and Governance in Space

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

2022/10/03

Space needs lawyers! I talk with Timiebi Aganaba, an expert on space law and governance.

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01:26:42

212 | Chiara Mingarelli on Searching for Black Holes...

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

2022/09/26

I talk with physicist Chiara Mingarelli about how we can use pulsar timing to detect gravitational waves and black holes.

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01:51:25

211 | Solo: Secrets of Einstein's Equation

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

2022/09/19

Solo podcast explaining Einstein's Equation of general relativity, to celebrate publication of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe.

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01:08:02

210 | Randall Munroe on Imagining What If...?

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

2022/09/12

I talk with Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd, about the art and science of answering wild hypothetical questions.

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01:24:26

209 | Brad DeLong on Why the 20th Century Fell Short...

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

2022/09/05

I talk with economist Brad DeLong about his new economic history of the long 20th century.

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03:30:29

AMA | September 2022

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

2022/08/29

Ask Me Anything episode for September 2022.

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01:11:17

208 | Rick Beato on the Theory of Popular Music

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

2022/08/22

I talk with musician/producer/educator Rick Beato about music theory and how it affects our appreciation of popular songs.

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01:42:23

207 | William MacAskill on Maximizing Good in the...

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

2022/08/15

I talk with philosopher William MacAskill about utilitarianism and longtermism.

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01:16:59

206 | Simon Conway Morris on Evolution, Convergence,...

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

2022/08/08

Simon Conway Morris argues that there are some myths in the popular understanding of evolution.

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03:06:46

AMA | August 2022

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

2022/08/01

Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape for August 2022.

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01:19:09

205 | John Quiggin on Interest Rates and the...

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

2022/07/25

I talk with economist John Quiggin about how the information economy has affected the use of interest rates to influence economic activity.

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01:15:18

204 | John Asher Johnson on Hunting for Exoplanets

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

2022/07/18

I talk with astronomer John Johnson about how we can detect planets outside the solar system.

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01:24:11

203 | N.J. Enfield on Why Language is Good for...

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

2022/07/11

I talk with linguistic anthropologist N.J. Enfield on how language was originally developed for social, rather than descriptive, purposes.

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03:26:28

AMA | July 2022

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

2022/07/04

Ask Me Anything episode for July 2022.

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01:15:19

202 | Andrew Papachristos on the Network Theory of...

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

2022/06/27

I talk with sociologist Andrew Papachristos about using applied network theory to understand patterns of gun violence.

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01:09:03

201 | Ed Yong on How Animals Sense the World

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

2022/06/20

I talk with science writer Ed Yong about the world of animals with very different senses from our own.

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