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
108 | Carl Bergstrom on Information, Disinformation, and Bullshit
I talk with biologist Carl Bergstrom about the essence of bullshit: what it is, why it's so prevalent, and how to combat it.
01:24:10 |
Mon 03 Aug 2020
107 | Russ Shafer-Landau on the Reality of Morality
I talk with philosopher Russ Shafer-Landau, who defends realism about moral truths.
01:30:49 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
106 | Stuart Bartlett on What "Life" Means
I talk with astrobiologist Stuart Bartlett about how to best define life.
01:25:57 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
105 | Ann-Sophie Barwich on the Science and Philosophy of Smell
I talk with philosopher/neuroscientist Ann-Sophie Barwich about how our sense of smell affects how we perceive the world.
01:17:45 |
Mon 13 Jul 2020
104 | David Rosen and Scott Miles on the Neuroscience of Music and Creativity
I talk with neuroscientist/musicians David Rosen and Scott Miles about how creativity works in the brain.
01:26:19 |
Mon 06 Jul 2020
103 | J. Kenji López-Alt on Cooking As and With Science
I talk with chef and writer Kenji López-Alt about the science of cooking.
01:15:29 |
Mon 29 Jun 2020
102 | Maria Konnikova on Poker, Psychology, and Reason
I talk with writer and poker player Maria Konnikova about how poker illuminates the challenges of thinking rationally.
01:20:14 |
Mon 22 Jun 2020
101 | David Baltimore on the Mysteries of Viruses
I talk with virologist and Nobel Laureate David Baltimore about what viruses are and how they work.
01:14:12 |
Mon 15 Jun 2020
100 | Solo | Life and Its Meaning
I muse about what life is and what meaning it can have.
01:33:10 |
Mon 08 Jun 2020
99 | Scott Aaronson on Complexity, Computation, and Quantum Gravity
I talk with Scott Aaronson about computational complexity, quantum computers, and what they might have to do with the nature of spacetime.
01:52:53 |
Mon 01 Jun 2020
98 | Olga Khazan on Living and Flourishing While Being Weird
I talk with writer Olga Khazan about her exploration of what it means to be weird.
01:01:43 |
Mon 25 May 2020
97 | John Danaher on Our Coming Automated Utopia
I talk with lawyer/philosopher John Danaher on why work is becoming outmoded, and why that's a good thing.
01:22:41 |
Mon 18 May 2020
96 | Lina Necib on What and Where the Dark Matter Is
I talk with physicist Lina Necib about the nature and distribution of dark matter in the universe.
01:21:43 |
Mon 11 May 2020
95 | Liam Kofi Bright on Knowledge, Truth, and Science
I talk with philosopher Liam Kofi Bright about the nature of truth, how science gets there, and how it could do so more effectively.
01:35:55 |
Mon 04 May 2020
94 | Stuart Russell on Making Artificial Intelligence Compatible with Humans
I talk with Artificial Intelligence expert Stuart Russell on how we can best ensure that AI has motivations that are compatible with our own.
01:27:24 |
Mon 27 Apr 2020
93 | Rae Wynn-Grant on Bears, Humans, and Other Predators
I talk with carnivore ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant about the lives of apex predators, and how they can live with humans.
01:02:16 |
Mon 20 Apr 2020
92 | Kevin Hand on Life Elsewhere in the Solar System
I talk with astrobiologist and planetary scientist Kevin Hand about the search for life elsewhere in our Solar System.
01:56:25 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
91 | Scott Barry Kaufman on the Psychology of Transcendence
I speak with psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman about his theory of transcendence, an updating of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
01:19:18 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
90 | David Kaiser on Science, Money, and Power
I talk with physicist and historian David Kaiser about the confluence of physics, politics, and funding in the twentieth century.
01:34:49 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
89 | Lera Boroditsky on Language, Thought, Space, and Time
I talk with cognitive scientist and psychologist Lera Boroditsky about how language shapes our thought, including how we conceive of space and time.
01:28:39 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
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