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
281 | Samir Okasha on the Philosophy of Agency and Evolution
I talk with philosopher of biology Samir Okasha about what we mean by life, agents, and selection.
01:11:46 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
280 | François Chollet on Deep Learning and the Meaning of Intelligence
I talk with deep-learning researcher François Chollet about the nature of intelligence and whether large language models qualify.
01:41:49 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
279 | Ellen Langer on Mindfulness and the Body
I talk with psychologist Ellen Langer about the relationship between mindfulness and the body.
01:11:51 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
278 | Kieran Healy on the Technology of Ranking People
I talk with sociologist Kieran Healy about how technology is used to quantify and rank ourselves and our fellow human beings.
01:15:56 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
277 | Cumrun Vafa on the Universe According to String Theory
I talk with physicist Cumrun Vafa about how we can sort through all the possibilities to try to connect string theory with the real world.
01:22:25 |
Mon 27 May 2024
276 | Gavin Schmidt on Measuring, Predicting, and Protecting Our Climate
I talk with climate scientist Gavin Schmidt about the past, present, and future of Earth's climate.
01:19:48 |
Mon 20 May 2024
275 | Solo: Quantum Fields, Particles, Forces, and Symmetries
To celebrate the publication of Quanta and Fields, a solo episode diving into some of the coolest aspects of quantum field theory.
02:12:27 |
Mon 13 May 2024
274 | Gizem Gumuskaya on Building Robots from Human Cells
I talk with biologist and architect Gizem Gumuskaya about building robots out of human cells.
01:10:09 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
273 | Stefanos Geroulanos on the Invention of Prehistory
I talk with intellectual historian Stefanos Geroulanos about the stories we tell ourselves about our prehistoric humanity.
01:19:24 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
272 | Leslie Valiant on Learning and Educability in Computers and People
I talk with computer scientist Leslie Valiant about learning and educability in computers and people.
01:08:17 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
271 | Claudia de Rham on Modifying General Relativity
I talk with physicist Claudia de Rham about cosmologically interesting ways to modify Einstein's theory of general relativity.
01:21:43 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
270 | Solo: The Coming Transition in How Humanity Lives
I think through some of the ways that technology is changing the world, exploring the possibility of an upcoming singularity marking the shift to a new equilibrium of human existence.
02:09:22 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
269 | Sahar Heydari Fard on Complexity, Justice, and Social Dynamics
I talk with Sahar Heydari Fard about viewing social change through the lens of complex-systems theory.
01:11:01 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
268 | Matt Strassler on Relativity, Fields, and the Language of Reality
I talk with physicist Matt Strassler about fundamental physics and the ways that we often talk about it.
01:30:19 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
267 | Benjamin Breen on Margaret Mead, Psychedelics, and Utopia
I talk with historian Benjamin Breen about Margaret Mead, Gregory Bateson, and their involvement with psychedelics.
01:13:11 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
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