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, philosophy, culture and much more.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 100 minutes
- Episodes
- 392
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
126 | David Stasavage on the Origin and History of Democracy
I talk with political scientist David Stasavage about where democracy came from, with implications for where it's going.
01:25:37 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
125 | David Haig on the Evolution of Meaning from Darwin to Derrida
I talk with evolutionary biologist David Haig about how purposes and meanings can arise in the natural world.
01:15:28 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
124 | Solo: How Time Travel Could and Should Work
A solo episode on the physics and fiction of time travel.
02:41:50 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
123 | Lisa Feldman Barrett on Emotions, Actions, and the Brain
I talk with psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett about the origin and use of emotions in the brain.
01:17:03 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
122 | David Eagleman on Tapping Into the Livewired Brain
I talk with neuroscientist David Eagleman about our pliable brains, and how to communicate with them in unusual ways.
01:17:14 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
121 | Cornel West on What Democracy Is and Should Be
I talk to philosopher and activist Cornel West about the nature and current status of democracy.
01:21:51 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
120 | Jeremy England on Biology, Thermodynamics, and the Bible
I talk with biophysicist Jeremy England about the statistical mechanics of life, and what the Hebrew Bible has to say about it.
01:28:51 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
119 | Musa al-Gharbi on the Value of Intellectual Diversity
I talk with sociologist Musa al-Gharbi about the importance of intellectual diversity in academia and elsewhere.
01:16:26 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
118 | Adam Riess on the Expansion of the Universe and a Crisis in Cosmology
I talk with astronomer Adam Riess about a puzzling discrepancy between measurements of the early universe and our local surroundings.
01:18:18 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
117 | Sean B. Carroll on Randomness and the Course of Evolution
I talk with biologist Sean B. Carroll about the role of random events in the course of life and evolution.
01:20:45 |
Mon 05 Oct 2020
116 | Teresa Bejan on Free Speech, Civility, and Toleration
I talk with political theorist Teresa Bejan about the history of free speech and what it teaches us about contemporary concerns.
01:43:50 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
115 | Netta Engelhardt on Black Hole Information, Wormholes, and Quantum Gravity
I talk with physicist Netta Engelhardt about recent progress in understanding how information is preserved when black holes evaporate.
01:26:59 |
Mon 21 Sep 2020
114 | Angela Chen on Asexuality in a Sex-Preoccupied World
I talk with author Angela Chen about asexuality and what it teaches us about humanity.
01:08:56 |
Mon 14 Sep 2020
113 | Cailin O'Connor on Game Theory, Evolution, and the Origins of Unfairness
I talk with philosopher Cailin O'Connor about using game theory to analyze biological evolution as well as the origins of discrimination in human behavior.
01:19:52 |
Mon 07 Sep 2020
112 | Fyodor Urnov on Gene Editing, CRISPR, and Human Engineering
I talk with biologist Fyodor Urnov about the present and future prospects for gene editing in humans.
01:20:03 |
Mon 31 Aug 2020
111 | Nick Bostrom on Anthropic Selection and Living in a Simulation
I talk with philosopher Nick Bostrom about how to judge scenarios of very large universes, including the possibility that we live in a computer simulation.
01:20:39 |
Mon 24 Aug 2020
110 | Neil Johnson on Complexity, Conflict, and Infodemiology
I talk with physicist Neil Johnson about complex systems, information networks, and radicalization.
01:23:33 |
Mon 17 Aug 2020
109 | Jason Torchinsky on Our Self-Driving Future
I talk with writer, artist, and car enthusiast Jason Torchinsky about what life will be like with self-driving cars.
01:18:19 |
Mon 10 Aug 2020
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