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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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01:21:13

188 | Arik Kershenbaum on What Aliens Will Be Like

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

2022/03/14

I talk with zoologist Arik Kershenbaum about the likely forms of alien biology.

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01:20:38

187 | Andrew Leigh on the Politics of Looming Disasters

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2022/03/07

I talk with Andrew Leigh of the Australian Parliament about how we can politically act to protect against existential risks.

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01:11:38

186 | Sherry Turkle on How Technology Affects Our...

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2022/02/28

I talk with Sherry Turkle about how our ubiquitous connection to devices affects how we see and relate to ourselves and other people.

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01:25:47

185 | Arvid Ågren on the Gene’s-Eye View of Evolution

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2022/02/21

I talk with biologist Arvid Ågren about the relative merits of genes and organisms as the drivers of evolution.

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01:24:17

184 | Gary Marcus on Artificial Intelligence and...

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

2022/02/14

I talk with Gary Marcus about how AI needs to think more symbolically to better think like a human.

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04:15:39

AMA | February 2022

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

2022/02/10

Ask Me Anything episode, February 2022.

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01:39:43

183 | Michael Dine on Supersymmetry, Anthropics, and...

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2022/02/07

I talk with Michael Dine about the current state of particle physics, and where it might go next.

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01:37:34

182 | Sally Haslanger on Social Construction and...

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2022/01/31

I talk with philosopher Sally Haslanger about the social construction of (certain aspects of) reality.

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01:16:47

181 | Peter Dodds on Quantifying the Shape of Stories

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

2022/01/24

I talk with Peter Dodds about how we can use big data to characterize words and how they're deployed in stories and news.

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01:03:40

180 | Camilla Pang on Instructions for Being Human

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2022/01/17

Camilla Pang uses her experience as a scientist and a person with autism to construct an instruction manual for being human.

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01:13:20

179 | David Reich on Genetics and Ancient Humanity

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2022/01/10

I talk with geneticist David Reich about what ancient DNA has taught us about the history of humankind.

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01:14:31

178 | Jody Azzouni on What Is and Isn't Real

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2022/01/03

I talk with philosopher Jody Azzouni about the reality (or otherwise) of mathematical and other concepts.

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00:59:13

Holiday Message 2021 | On Disciplines & Cocktails

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

2021/12/20

Holiday Message 2021 from Mindscape.

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03:37:53

AMA | December 2021

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

2021/12/15

Ask Me Anything episode for December 2021.

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01:10:44

177 | Monika Schleier-Smith on Cold Atoms and...

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

2021/12/13

I talk to physicist Monika Schleier-Smith about experimental quantum mechanics, including models of emergent spacetime.

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01:26:27

176 | Joshua Greene on Morality, Psychology, and...

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

2021/12/06

I talk with psychologist/philosopher Joshua Greene about where morality comes from and how we should think about it.

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01:26:47

175 | William Ratcliff on Multicellularity, Physics,...

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

2021/11/29

I talk with William Ratcliff about the transition to multicellular life, in nature and in the lab.

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01:21:32

174 | Tai-Danae Bradley on Algebra, Topology,...

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

2021/11/22

I talk with Tai-Danae Bradley about applying high-level mathematical concepts to the messiness of human language.

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03:54:58

AMA | November 2021

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

2021/11/17

Ask Me Anything episode for November 2021.

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01:11:32

173 | Sylvia Earle on the Oceans, the Planet, and People

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

2021/11/15

I talk with Sylvia Earle about the state of our oceans and what we can do to preserve them.

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