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
266 | Christoph Adami on How Information Makes Sense of Biology
I talk with physicist/biologist Chris Adami about how to use information theory to understand biology.
01:20:21 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
265 | John Skrentny on How the Economy Mistreats STEM Workers
I talk with sociologist John Skrentny about how the post-graduation careers of STEM majors aren't generally what they were led to expect.
01:20:15 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
264 | Sabine Stanley on What's Inside Planets
I talk with planetary scientist Sabine Stanley about how we know what's inside planets in the Solar System and elsewhere.
01:12:29 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
263 | Chris Quigg on Symmetry and the Birth of the Standard Model
I talk with physicist Chris Quigg about how the Standard Model of particle physics came to be.
01:26:09 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
262 | Eric Schwitzgebel on the Weirdness of the World
I talk with philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel about how and why the universe seems irreducibly weird to us.
01:20:09 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
261 | Sanjana Curtis on the Origins of the Elements
I talk with nuclear astrophysicist Sanjana Curtis about the origin of the chemical elements.
01:07:28 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
260 | Ricard Solé on the Space of Cognitions
Talking about liquid brains and other novel architectures.
01:10:00 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
Holiday Message: Reflections on Immortality
A holiday reflection on the physics and humanity of living forever.
00:55:30 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
259 | Adam Frank on What Aliens Might Be Like
I talk with astrophysicist Adam Frank about what extraterrestrial life might be like.
01:18:30 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
258 | Solo: AI Thinks Different
Solo episode on the differences between how large language models think and how we do.
01:20:46 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
257 | Derek Guy on the Theory and Practice of Dressing Well
I talk with menswear writer Derek Guy about clothes and how we choose to wear them.
01:20:45 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
256 | Kelly and Zach Weinersmith on Building Cities on the Moon and Mars
I discuss the prospects for human settlements in space with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith.
01:24:17 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
255 | Michael Muthukrishna on Developing a Theory of Everyone
I talk with psychologist Michael Muthukrishna about tentative steps toward developing a theory of all human societies.
01:17:21 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
254 | William Egginton on Kant, Heisenberg, and Borges
I talk with William Egginton about how Kant, Heisenberg, and Borges considered the intrinsic limitations on how we can apprehend reality.
01:06:56 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
253 | David Deutsch on Science, Complexity, and Explanation
I talk with David Deutsch about how to explain everything.
01:42:06 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
252 | Hannah Ritchie on Keeping Hope for the Planet Alive
I talk with Hannah Ritchie about working to save the environment without minimizing the threats to it.
01:15:35 |
Mon 02 Oct 2023
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