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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357 | Jeff Coller on mRNA, Vaccines, and Bespoke Therapeutics

Messenger RNA (mRNA) plays a literally central role in the functioning of life as we know ... more

15 Jun 2026

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:51

15 Jun 2026


#430

356 | Andrea Wulf on Enlightenment, Nature, Romanticism, and Modernity

All ideas have a history, no matter how inevitable and well-entrenched they may seem to us... more

08 Jun 2026

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:13

08 Jun 2026


#429

AMA | June 2026

Welcome to the June 2026 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions ar... more

01 Jun 2026

3 HR 57 MINS

3:57:29

01 Jun 2026


#428

355 | Solo: Looking Quantum Mechanics in the Eyeball

One of the major obstacles to understanding quantum mechanics is the difficulty we have in... more

24 May 2026

1 HR 44 MINS

1:44:25

24 May 2026


#427

354 | Christian List on Free Will and Levels of Reality

Did I have any freedom in choosing this particular podcast guest? At the level of particle... more

18 May 2026

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:42

18 May 2026


#426

353 | Alvin Roth on the Economics of Morally Contested Markets

Economic markets are efficient ways of deciding fair prices, at least in ideal circumstanc... more

11 May 2026

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:44

11 May 2026


#425

AMA | May 2026

Welcome to the May 2026 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are... more

04 May 2026

4 HR 06 MINS

4:06:12

04 May 2026


#424

352 | Bing Brunton on Connecting the Connectome to the Body

The connectome is the wiring diagram of a brain, a big matrix that tells us what neurons t... more

27 Apr 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:10

27 Apr 2026


#423

351 | Peter Singer on Maximizing Good for All Sentient Creatures

Peter Singer has been an influential philosopher for a number of decades. He was a signifi... more

20 Apr 2026

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:37

20 Apr 2026


#422

350 | J. Eric Oliver on the Self and How to Know It

We are more familiar with ourselves than with anything else in the universe, but we genera... more

13 Apr 2026

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:12

13 Apr 2026


#421

AMA | April 2026

Welcome to the April 2026 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions a... more

05 Apr 2026

3 HR 46 MINS

3:46:32

05 Apr 2026