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
205 | John Quiggin on Interest Rates and the Information Economy
I talk with economist John Quiggin about how the information economy has affected the use of interest rates to influence economic activity.
01:19:09 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
204 | John Asher Johnson on Hunting for Exoplanets
I talk with astronomer John Johnson about how we can detect planets outside the solar system.
01:15:18 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
203 | N.J. Enfield on Why Language is Good for Lawyers and Not Scientists
I talk with linguistic anthropologist N.J. Enfield on how language was originally developed for social, rather than descriptive, purposes.
01:24:11 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
202 | Andrew Papachristos on the Network Theory of Gun Violence
I talk with sociologist Andrew Papachristos about using applied network theory to understand patterns of gun violence.
01:15:19 |
Mon 27 Jun 2022
201 | Ed Yong on How Animals Sense the World
I talk with science writer Ed Yong about the world of animals with very different senses from our own.
01:09:03 |
Mon 20 Jun 2022
200 | Solo: The Philosophy of the Multiverse
A solo discussion of issues at the intersection of cosmology and philosophy, especially on making predictions in a multiverse.
02:14:35 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
199 | Elizabeth Cohen on Time and Other Political Values
I talk with political scientist Elizabeth Cohen on the role of time in government and politics.
01:12:55 |
Mon 30 May 2022
198 | Nick Lane on Powering Biology
I talk with biochemist Nick Lane about the Krebs cycle, which helps distribute energy through our cells, and its connection to the origin of life.
01:25:29 |
Mon 23 May 2022
197 | Catherine Brinkley on the Science of Cities
I talk with Catherine Brinkley about the structure and growth of cities, and how humans life in them.
01:08:28 |
Mon 16 May 2022
196 | Judea Pearl on Cause and Effect
I talk to Judea Pearl, a founder of the "causal revolution" that is shaking up the social sciences, artificial intelligence, and philosophy.
01:16:50 |
Mon 09 May 2022
195 | Richard Dawkins on Flight and Other Evolutionary Achievements
I talk with Richard Dawkins about the origin of flight, as well as conceptual issues at the heart of evolutionary biology.
01:18:43 |
Mon 02 May 2022
194 | Frans de Waal on Culture and Gender in Primates
I talk with Frans de Waal about culture, empathy, morality, politics, and gender in various primate species.
01:08:17 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
193 | Daniels on Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
I talk with filmmakers Daniels about chaos and the multiverse in their new movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.
01:08:53 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
192 | Nicole Yunger Halpern on Quantum Steampunk Thermodynamics
I talk with physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern about the emerging frontier of quantum thermodynamics.
01:17:12 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
191 | Jane McGonigal on How to Imagine the Future
I talk with futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal about using social simulations to understand the future.
01:21:55 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
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