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

Sean Carroll | Wondery

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

01:11:01

269 | Sahar Heydari Fard on Complexity, Justice, and...

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

2024/03/18

I talk with Sahar Heydari Fard about viewing social change through the lens of complex-systems theory.

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03:55:43

AMA | March 2024

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

2024/03/11

Ask Me Anything episode for March 2024.

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01:30:19

268 | Matt Strassler on Relativity, Fields, and the...

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

2024/03/04

I talk with physicist Matt Strassler about fundamental physics and the ways that we often talk about it.

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01:13:11

267 | Benjamin Breen on Margaret Mead, Psychedelics,...

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

2024/02/26

I talk with historian Benjamin Breen about Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson, and their involvement with psychedelics.

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01:20:21

266 | Christoph Adami on How Information Makes Sense...

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

2024/02/19

I talk with physicist/biologist Chris Adami about how to use information theory to understand biology.

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03:24:37

AMA | February 2024

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

2024/02/12

Monthly Ask Me Anything episode.

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01:20:15

265 | John Skrentny on How the Economy Mistreats STEM...

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

2024/02/05

I talk with sociologist John Skrentny about how the post-graduation careers of STEM majors aren't generally what they were led to expect.

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01:12:29

264 | Sabine Stanley on What's Inside Planets

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

2024/01/29

I talk with planetary scientist Sabine Stanley about how we know what's inside planets in the Solar System and elsewhere.

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01:26:09

263 | Chris Quigg on Symmetry and the Birth of the...

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

2024/01/22

I talk with physicist Chris Quigg about how the Standard Model of particle physics came to be.

en

01:20:09

262 | Eric Schwitzgebel on the Weirdness of the World

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

2024/01/15

I talk with philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel about how and why the universe seems irreducibly weird to us.

en

01:07:28

261 | Sanjana Curtis on the Origins of the Elements

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

2024/01/08

I talk with nuclear astrophysicist Sanjana Curtis about the origin of the chemical elements.

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01:10:00

260 | Ricard Solé on the Space of Cognitions

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

2024/01/01

Talking about liquid brains and other novel architectures.

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00:55:30

Holiday Message: Reflections on Immortality

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

2023/12/18

A holiday reflection on the physics and humanity of living forever.

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01:18:30

259 | Adam Frank on What Aliens Might Be Like

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

2023/12/11

I talk with astrophysicist Adam Frank about what extraterrestrial life might be like.

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03:36:27

AMA | December 2023

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

2023/12/04

Ask Me Anything episode for December 2023.

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01:20:46

258 | Solo: AI Thinks Different

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

2023/11/27

Solo episode on the differences between how large language models think and how we do.

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01:20:45

257 | Derek Guy on the Theory and Practice of...

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

2023/11/20

I talk with menswear writer Derek Guy about clothes and how we choose to wear them.

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01:24:17

256 | Kelly and Zach Weinersmith on Building Cities...

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

2023/11/13

I discuss the prospects for human settlements in space with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith.

en

04:20:12

AMA | November 2023

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

2023/11/06

Ask Me Anything episode for November 2023.

en

01:17:21

255 | Michael Muthukrishna on Developing a Theory of...

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

2023/10/30

I talk with psychologist Michael Muthukrishna about tentative steps toward developing a theory of all human societies.

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