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
251 | Rosemary Braun on Uncovering Patterns in Biological Complexity
I talk with biologist Rosemary Braun about how to think about the collective behavior that defines biological organisms.
01:11:18 |
Mon 25 Sep 2023
250 | Brendan Nyhan on Navigating the Information Ecosystem
I talk with political scientist Brendan Nyhan about information, misinformation, and how to deal with them both.
00:57:46 |
Mon 18 Sep 2023
249 | Peter Godfrey-Smith on Sentience and Octopus Minds
I talk with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith about what we can learn about minds by thinking about cephalopods.
01:28:06 |
Mon 11 Sep 2023
248 | Yejin Choi on AI and Common Sense
I talk with computer scientist Yejin Choi about how AI models can be simultaneously very smart and kind of stupid.
01:12:39 |
Mon 28 Aug 2023
247 | Samuel Bowles on Economics, Cooperation, and Inequality
I talk with economist Samuel Bowles about human nature and the origin of inequality.
01:20:27 |
Mon 21 Aug 2023
246 | David Stuart on Time and Science in Maya Civilization
I talk with Mayanist David Stuart about Maya civilization, how they kept time, and what they thought about science.
01:09:25 |
Mon 14 Aug 2023
245 | Solo: The Crisis in Physics
I talk about why there's not really a crisis in physics, although there definitely are ways the field could improve.
04:22:03 |
Mon 31 Jul 2023
244 | Katie Elliott on Metaphysics, Chance, and Explanation
I talk with philosopher Katie Elliott about the metaphysics of laws, chances, and time travel.
01:36:45 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
243 | Joseph Silk on Science on the Moon
I talk with astrophysicist Joseph Silk about the prospects and justifications for building telescopes on the Moon.
01:11:17 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
242 | David Krakauer on Complexity, Agency, and Information
I talk with David Krakauer about the current state of research in complex systems.
01:33:19 |
Mon 10 Jul 2023
241 | Tim Maudlin on Locality, Hidden Variables, and Quantum Foundations
I talk to philosopher Tim Maudlin about the foundations of quantum mechanics, especially Bohmian (hidden variable) approaches.
01:33:55 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
240 | Andrew Pontzen on Simulations and the Universe
I talk with cosmologist Andrew Pontzen about the state of modern cosmology and how we use simulations to understand the universe.
01:26:08 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
239 | Brian Lowery on the Social Self
I talk with psychologist Brian Lowery about the social construction of our notion of self.
01:10:56 |
Mon 12 Jun 2023
238 | Scott Shapiro on the Technology and Philosophy of Hacking
I talk with Scott Shapiro about why computer hacking can never be completely stopped, and how humans are generally the weakest link.
01:27:52 |
Mon 29 May 2023
237 | Brooke Harrington on Offshore Wealth as a Complex System
I talk with sociologist Brook Harrington about how offshore wealth management works, and how it's useful to think of it as a complex system.
01:17:59 |
Mon 22 May 2023
236 | Thomas Hertog on Quantum Cosmology and Hawking's Final Theory
I talk with Thomas Hertog, physicist and collaborator with Stephen Hawking, about progress in quantum cosmology.
01:08:39 |
Mon 15 May 2023
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