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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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01:17:33

82 | Robin Carhart-Harris on Psychedelics and the Brain

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

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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01:26:50

80 | Jenann Ismael on Connecting Physics to the World...

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

2020/01/20

I talk with philosopher Jenann Ismael about how to think of free will, consciousness, and value in a world governed by the laws of physics.

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01:23:23

79 | Sara Imari Walker on Information and the Origin...

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

2020/01/13

I talk with astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker about what life is, and how information makes it go.

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02:01:35

78 | Daniel Dennett on Minds, Patterns, and the...

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

2020/01/06

I talk with philosopher Daniel Dennett about the emergence of people and patterns in the natural world.

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01:06:08

Holiday Message 2019: On Publishing Books

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

2019/12/22

I ramble a bit and talk about the process of writing and publishing a popular book.

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01:22:05

77 | Azra Raza on The Way We Should Fight Cancer

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

2019/12/16

I talk with oncologist and researcher Azra Raza on why we should devote more effort to finding and curing cancer in its earliest stages.

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01:25:32

76 | Ned Hall on Possible Worlds and the Laws of Nature

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

2019/12/09

I talk with philosopher Ned Hall about possible worlds, cause and effect, and whether or not the laws of nature have an independent reality.

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01:11:34

75 | Max Tegmark on Reality, Simulation, and the...

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

2019/12/02

I talk with physicist Max Tegmark about the multiverse, mathematics, and artificial intelligence.

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01:06:01

74 | Stephen Greenblatt on Stories, History, and...

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

2019/11/25

I talk with literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt about what stories tell us about history, and vice-versa.

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01:18:10

73 | Grimes (c) on Music, Creativity, and Digital...

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

2019/11/18

I talk with musician/producer Grimes about creativity, intelligence, and identity in the digital age.

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01:16:35

72 | César Hidalgo on Information in Societies,...

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

2019/11/11

I talk to physicist-turned-economist-turned-data-visualizer César Hidalgo about how information drives complex systems, from living organisms to entire economies.

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01:34:34

71 | Philip Goff on Consciousness Everywhere

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

2019/11/04

I talk with philosopher Philip Goff about panpsychism, the idea that consciousness or mentality are ubiquitous in the universe.

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01:23:11

70 | Katie Mack on How the Universe Will End

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

2019/10/28

I talk with cosmologist Katie Mack about the various ways the world might end, from gentle fade-out to dramatic kaboom.

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01:17:50

69 | Cory Doctorow on Technology, Monopoly, and the...

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

2019/10/21

Like so many technological innovations, the internet is something that burst on the scene and pervaded human life well before we had time to sit down and think through how something like that should work and how it should be organized. In multiple ways — as a blogger, activist, fiction writer, and more — Cory Doctorow has been thinking about how the internet is affecting our lives since the very beginning. He has been especially interested in legal issues surrounding copyright, publishing, and free

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01:22:16

68 | Melanie Mitchell on Artificial Intelligence and...

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

2019/10/14

I talk with computer scientist Melanie Mitchell about artificial intelligence, deep learning, and why computers struggle with common sense.

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01:12:58

67 | Kate Jeffery on Entropy, Complexity, and Evolution

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

2019/10/07

I talk with neuroscientist Kate Jeffery about the rise and fall of complexity in biology and cosmology.

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01:52:51

66 | Will Wilkinson on Partisan Polarization and the...

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

2019/09/30

I talk with policy analyst Will Wilkinson about the increasing sorting of liberal voters into urban areas and conservatives into suburban/rural areas.

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01:17:24

65 | Michael Mann on Why Our Climate Is Changing and...

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

2019/09/23

I talk with climate scientist Michael Mann on how we study the Earth's temperature over time, and how it's changing now.

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01:16:48

64 | Ramez Naam on Renewable Energy and an Optimistic...

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

2019/09/16

I talk with technologist and author Ramez Naam about how renewable energy could help us save the environment.

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