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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Sean Carroll | Wondery
389 episodes
5 days ago

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.

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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.

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Physics
Society & Culture,
Philosophy,
Science
Episodes (20/389)
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
325 | Alvy Ray Smith on Pixar, Pixels, and the Great Digital Convergence
I talk with Alvy Ray Smith about the birth of Pixar and the pixelization of human knowledge.
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4 days ago
1 hour 26 minutes 40 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
324 | Elizabeth Mynatt on Universities and the Importance of Basic Research
I talk with computer scientist Elizabeth Mynatt about universities and basic research.
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1 week ago
1 hour 13 minutes 31 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
AMA | August 2025
Welcome to the August 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good -- and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy! Blog post with questions and transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/08/04/ama-august-2025/ Support Mindscape on Patreon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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2 weeks ago
3 hours 39 minutes 58 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
323 | Jacob Barandes on Indivisible Stochastic Quantum Mechanics
I talk with physicist/philosopher Jacob Barandes about a new stochastic approach to quantum mechanics.
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3 weeks ago
2 hours 58 minutes 21 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
322 | Philip Pettit on Language, Agency, Politics, and Freedom
I talk with philosopher Philip Pettit about how language defines humanity, which leads to conceptions of agency and freedom.
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1 month ago
1 hour 20 minutes 47 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
321 | David Tong on Open Questions in Quantum Field Theory
I talk with physicist David Tong about lattices, monopoles, and other quirky features of our best framework for fundamental physics.
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1 month ago
1 hour 19 minutes 25 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
AMA | July 2025
Ask Me Anything episode for July 2025.
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1 month ago
4 hours 3 minutes 26 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
320 | Solo: Complexity and the Universe
Solo episode on how to think about the origin of complexity over cosmological time.
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1 month ago
2 hours 14 minutes 52 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
319 | Bryan Van Norden on Philosophy From the Rest of the World
I talk with philosopher Bryan Van Norden on the importance of traditions other than European philosophy.
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2 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes 39 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
318 | Edward Miguel on the Developing Practice of Development Economics
I talk with economist Edward Miguel about the empirical methods in economics and how they help understand developing societies.
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2 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes 39 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
317 | Nicole Rust on Why Neuroscience Hasn't Solved Brain Disorders
I talk with neuroscientist Nicole Rust about the difficulties in connecting neuroscience to clinical practice.
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2 months ago
1 hour 14 minutes 50 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
AMA | June 2025
Ask Me Anything episode for June 2025.
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2 months ago
3 hours 23 minutes 7 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
316 | Niayesh Afshordi and Phil Halper
I talk with cosmologist Niayesh Afshordi and science communicator Phil Halper about theories of the Big Bang and what might have come before it.
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2 months ago
1 hour 28 minutes 50 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
315 | Branden Fitelson on the Logic and Use of Probability
I talk with philosopher Branden Fitelson about the logic of probability and inductive reasoning.
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3 months ago
1 hour 28 minutes 55 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
314 | Karen Lloyd on the Deep Underground Biosphere
I talk with geobiologist Karen Lloyd about microorganisms that live deep below the surface of the Earth.
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3 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes 18 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
313 | Eric Topol on the Changing Face of Medicine and Aging
I talk with physician and researcher Eric Topol about how AI is transforming diagnostic medicine, and about new research into aging.
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3 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes 3 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
AMA | May 2025
Ask Me Anything episode for May 2025.
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3 months ago
3 hours 38 minutes 6 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
312 | Thomas Levenson on the Mutual History of Humans and Germs
I talk with Thomas Levenson about the origin and history of the germ theory of disease.
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4 months ago
1 hour 31 minutes 28 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
311 | Annaka Harris on Whether Consciousness is Fundamental
I talk with Annaka Harris about whether consciousness could be the fundamental layer of reality.
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4 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes 58 seconds

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
AMA | April 2025
Ask Me Anything episode for April 2025.
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4 months ago
3 hours 30 minutes 22 seconds

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.