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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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02:40:45

155 | Stephen Wolfram on Computation, Hypergraphs,...

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

2021/07/12

I talk with Stephen Wolfram about his project to base fundamental physics on simple computational rules.

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03:48:59

AMA | July 2021

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

2021/07/09

Monthly Ask Me Anything episode.

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01:25:47

154 | Reza Aslan on Religion, Metaphor, and Meaning

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2021/07/05

I talk with Reza Aslan about religion as a vocabulary for thinking about the transcendent.

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01:32:52

153 | John Preskill on Quantum Computers and What...

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2021/06/28

I talk with John Preskill about how quantum computers work, and what problems they will be able to effectively address.

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01:19:38

152 | Charis Kubrin on Criminology, Incarceration,...

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2021/06/21

I talk with criminologist Charis Kubrin on who we put in jail and why, including the role of what the defendant's favorite music is.

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01:23:43

151 | Jordan Ellenberg on the Mathematics of...

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2021/06/14

I talk with mathematician Jordan Ellenberg about how random walks and Markov chains help us understand political gerrymandering.

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03:18:44

AMA | June 2021

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

2021/06/10

Mindscape Ask Me Anything episode for June 2021.

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01:32:46

150 | Simon DeDeo on How Explanations Work and Why...

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2021/06/07

I talk with Simon DeDeo about the competing values of different kinds of explanations, from science to conspiracy theories.

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01:29:24

149 | Lee Smolin on Time, Philosophy, and the Nature...

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2021/05/31

I talk with physicist Lee Smolin about time, the universe, and the future of physics.

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01:26:40

148 | Henry Farrell on Democracy as a Problem-Solving...

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2021/05/24

I talk with political scientist Henry Farrell about ways in which democracy is a good algorithm for solving problems.

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01:16:30

147 | Rachel Laudan on Cuisine, Culture, and Empire

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2021/05/17

I talk with science historian Rachel Laudan about the rise of world cuisines and how they intersect with politics and society.

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02:58:33

AMA | May 2021

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

2021/05/13

Ask Me Anything episode for May 2021.

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01:16:49

146 | Emily Riehl on Topology, Categories, and the...

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

2021/05/10

I talk with mathematician Emily Riehl about what topology and category theory are all about.

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01:25:10

145 | Niall Ferguson on Histories, Networks, and...

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2021/05/03

I talk with historian Niall Ferguson about human society as a complex network, and what that means for how we deal with catastrophes.

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01:11:49

144 | Solo: Are We Moving Beyond the Standard Model?

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2021/04/26

I talk about the recent anomalies in particle physics, whether we should trust them and what they might mean for physics beyond the Standard Model.

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01:32:16

143 | Julia Galef on Openness, Bias, and Rationality

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2021/04/19

I talk with Julia Galef about why rationality is a good thing, and how we can all get better at it.

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02:41:35

AMA | April 2021

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

2021/04/14

Ask Me Anything episode for April 2021.

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01:26:22

142 | Charlie Jane Anders on Stories and How to Write...

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

2021/04/12

I talk with writer Charlie Jane Anders about the techniques that go into good storytelling.

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01:17:58

141 | Zeynep Tufekci on Information and Attention in...

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2021/04/05

I talk with sociologist Zeynep Tufekci about how we get information and what we pay attention to in our networked age.

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01:27:41

140 | Dean Buonomano on Time, Reality, and the Brain

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

2021/03/29

I talk with neuroscientist Dean Buonomano about how the brain reconstructs time and other aspects of reality.

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