Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas podcast

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.

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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311 | Annaka Harris on Whether Consciousness is Fundamental

Questions about consciousness range from the precise and empirical -- what neurons fire wh... more

14 Apr 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:58

14 Apr 2025


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AMA | April 2025

Welcome to the April 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions a... more

07 Apr 2025

3 HR 30 MINS

3:30:22

07 Apr 2025


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310 | Marc Kamionkowski on Dark Energy and Cosmic Anomalies

Cosmologists were, let us be honest, pretty stunned in 1998 when observations revealed tha... more

31 Mar 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:14

31 Mar 2025


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309 | Christof Koch on Consciousness and Integrated Information

Consciousness is easier to possess than to define. One thing we can do is to look into the... more

24 Mar 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:46

24 Mar 2025


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308 | Alison Gopnik on Children, AI, and Modes of Thinking

We often study cognition in other species, in part to learn about modes of thinking that a... more

17 Mar 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:56

17 Mar 2025


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AMA | March 2025

Welcome to the March 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions a... more

10 Mar 2025

2 HR 58 MINS

2:58:00

10 Mar 2025


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307 | Kevin Peterson on the Theory of Cocktails

A lot of science goes into crafting the perfect cocktail. Balancing sweet and bitter notes... more

03 Mar 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:36

03 Mar 2025


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306 | Helen Czerski on Our Energetic Oceans

It is commonplace to refer to the Earth's oceans as vast and largely unexplored. But we do... more

24 Feb 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:19

24 Feb 2025


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305 | Lilliana Mason on Polarization and Political Psychology

Political outcomes would be relatively simple to predict and understand if only people wer... more

17 Feb 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:25

17 Feb 2025


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Bonus | Cuts to Science Funding and Why They Matter

The Trump administration, led by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, ha... more

12 Feb 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:25

12 Feb 2025


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304 | James Evans on Innovation, Consolidation, and the Science of Science

It is a feature of many human activities - sports, cooking, music, interpersonal relations... more

10 Feb 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:03

10 Feb 2025