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
- 99 minutes
- Episodes
- 391
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
297 | Emily Wilson on Homer, Poetry, and Translation
I talk with classicist Emily Wilson about the process of translating Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
01:15:12 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
296 | Brandon Ogbunu on Fitness Seascapes and the Course of Evolution
I talk with biologist Brandon Ogbunu about mathematical and conceptual tools for thinking about the complexities of evolution.
01:15:42 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
295 | Solo: Emergence and Layers of Reality
Solo episode about different conceptions of philosophical emergence.
01:34:59 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
294 | Addy Pross on Dynamics, Stability, and Life
I talk with biochemist Addy Pross about Dynamic Kinetic Stability and its relevance to the origins of life and consciousness.
01:11:33 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
293 | Doyne Farmer on Chaos, Crashes, and Economic Complexity
I talk with Doyne Farmer about how economists can take advantage of the tools of complexity science.
01:11:17 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
292 | Jonathan Birch on Animal Sentience
I talk with philosopher Jonathan Birch about how to think about sentience in other organisms.
01:10:42 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging
I talk with biologist Venki Ramakrishnan about how we age, why we die, and what it all means.
01:20:36 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
290 | Hahrie Han on Making Multicultural Democracy Work
I talk with political scientist Hahrie Han about how people can organize to make democracy work.
01:15:33 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
289 | Cari Cesarotti on the Next Generation of Particle Experiments
I talk with particle physicist Cari Cesarotti about muon colliders and other ways of exploring the frontier of new physics.
01:21:40 |
Mon 16 Sep 2024
288 | Max Richter on the Meaning of Classical Music Today
I talk with classical composer Max Richter about composing and the place of modern classical music.
01:06:26 |
Mon 09 Sep 2024
287 | Jean-Paul Faguet on Institutions and the Legacy of History
I talk with political economist Jean-Paul Faguet about scientifically measuring the contemporary impact of historical institutions.
01:32:35 |
Mon 26 Aug 2024
286 | Blaise Agüera y Arcas on the Emergence of Replication and Computation
I talk with computer scientist Blaise Agüera y Arcas about a new simulation of initially random code that begins to self-replicate.
01:20:35 |
Mon 19 Aug 2024
285 | Nate Silver on Prediction, Risk, and Rationality
I talk with Nate Silver about the kind of person who embraces taking risks.
01:11:15 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
284 | Doris Tsao on How the Brain Turns Vision Into the World
I talk with neuroscientist Doris Tsao about how face recognition and other visual processes work in the brain.
01:02:52 |
Mon 29 Jul 2024
283 | Daron Acemoglu on Technology, Inequality, and Power
I talk with economist Daron Acemoglu about the relationship between new technologies, institutions, and economic inequality.
01:17:43 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
282 | Joel David Hamkins on Puzzles of Reality and Infinity
I talk with mathematician and philosopher John David Hamkins about whether math is real and how to think about infinity.
01:18:23 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
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