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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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01:52:53

99 | Scott Aaronson on Complexity, Computation, and...

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2020/06/01

I talk with Scott Aaronson about computational complexity, quantum computers, and what they might have to do with the nature of spacetime.

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01:01:43

98 | Olga Khazan on Living and Flourishing While...

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2020/05/25

I talk with writer Olga Khazan about her exploration of what it means to be weird.

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01:22:41

97 | John Danaher on Our Coming Automated Utopia

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2020/05/18

I talk with lawyer/philosopher John Danaher on why work is becoming outmoded, and why that's a good thing.

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01:21:43

96 | Lina Necib on What and Where the Dark Matter Is

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2020/05/11

I talk with physicist Lina Necib about the nature and distribution of dark matter in the universe.

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01:35:55

95 | Liam Kofi Bright on Knowledge, Truth, and Science

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2020/05/04

I talk with philosopher Liam Kofi Bright about the nature of truth, how science gets there, and how it could do so more effectively.

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01:27:24

94 | Stuart Russell on Making Artificial Intelligence...

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2020/04/27

I talk with Artificial Intelligence expert Stuart Russell on how we can best ensure that AI has motivations that are compatible with our own.

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01:02:16

93 | Rae Wynn-Grant on Bears, Humans, and Other...

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2020/04/20

I talk with carnivore ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant about the lives of apex predators, and how they can live with humans.

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01:56:25

92 | Kevin Hand on Life Elsewhere in the Solar System

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2020/04/13

I talk with astrobiologist and planetary scientist Kevin Hand about the search for life elsewhere in our Solar System.

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01:19:18

91 | Scott Barry Kaufman on the Psychology of...

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2020/04/06

I speak with psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman about his theory of transcendence, an updating of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

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01:34:49

90 | David Kaiser on Science, Money, and Power

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2020/03/30

I talk with physicist and historian David Kaiser about the confluence of physics, politics, and funding in the twentieth century.

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01:28:39

89 | Lera Boroditsky on Language, Thought, Space, and...

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2020/03/23

I talk with cognitive scientist and psychologist Lera Boroditsky about how language shapes our thought, including how we conceive of space and time.

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01:20:34

Tara Smith on Coronavirus, Pandemics, and What We Can Do

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2020/03/18

I talk with epidemiologist Tara Smith about the current coronavirus pandemic.

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01:33:12

88 | Neil Shubin on Evolution, Genes, and Dramatic...

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2020/03/16

I talk with paleontologist Neil Shubin about how evolution achieves dramatic transitions, from walking on land to flying through the air.

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01:29:57

87 | Karl Friston on Brains, Predictions, and Free...

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2020/03/09

I speak with neuroscientist Karl Friston about the "free energy principle," an information-based unified theory of how the brain works.

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01:40:02

86 | Martin Rees on Threats to Humanity, Prospects...

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2020/03/02

I talk with astrophysicist Lord Martin Rees about extreme risks to humanity and the Earth, and also about prospects for life elsewhere in the universe.

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01:14:10

85 | L.A. Paul on Transformative Experiences and Your...

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2020/02/24

I talk with philosopher L.A. Paul about how to rationally judge how you will feel when you make a choice that changes your life in a profound way.

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01:26:54

84 | Suresh Naidu on Capitalism, Monopsony, and...

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2020/02/17

I talk with economist Suresh Naidu about capitalism, labor markets, the minimum wage, inequality, and basically all of economics.

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01:38:48

83 | Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity, Stories, and...

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2020/02/10

I talk with philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah about identity and cosmopolitanism.

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01:17:33

82 | Robin Carhart-Harris on Psychedelics and the Brain

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2020/02/03

I talk with neuroscientist Robin Carhart-Harris about how psychedelics act on the brain, and how we might use them for therapy and self-growth.

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01:21:43

81 | Ezra Klein on Politics, Polarization, and Identity

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

2020/01/27

I talk with Ezra Klein about the forces and choices that have polarized our political identities and discourse.

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