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

By Sean Carroll | Wondery

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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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12.04.2023

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

12.04.2023 AMA \| December 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for December 2023.
11.27.2023 258 \| Solo: AI Thinks Different Solo episode on the differences between how large language models think and how we do.
11.20.2023 257 \| Derek Guy on the Theory and Practice of Dressing Well I talk with menswear writer Derek Guy about clothes and how we choose to wear them.
11.13.2023 256 \| Kelly and Zach Weinersmith on Building Cities on the Moon and Mars I discuss the prospects for human settlements in space with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith.
11.06.2023 AMA \| November 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for November 2023.
10.30.2023 255 \| Michael Muthukrishna on Developing a Theory of Everyone I talk with psychologist Michael Muthukrishna about tentative steps toward developing a theory of all human societies.
10.23.2023 254 \| William Egginton on Kant, Heisenberg, and Borges I talk with William Egginton about how Kant, Heisenberg, and Borges considered the intrinsic limitations on how we can apprehend reality.
10.16.2023 253 \| David Deutsch on Science, Complexity, and Explanation I talk with David Deutsch about how to explain everything.
10.09.2023 AMA \| October 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for October 2023.
10.02.2023 252 \| Hannah Ritchie on Keeping Hope for the Planet Alive I talk with Hannah Ritchie about working to save the environment without minimizing the threats to it.
09.25.2023 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.
09.18.2023 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.
09.11.2023 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.
09.04.2023 AMA \| September 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for September 2023.
08.28.2023 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.
08.21.2023 247 \| Samuel Bowles on Economics, Cooperation, and Inequality I talk with economist Samuel Bowles about human nature and the origin of inequality.
08.14.2023 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.
08.07.2023 AMA \| August 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for August 2023.
07.31.2023 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.
07.24.2023 244 \| Katie Elliott on Metaphysics, Chance, and Explanation I talk with philosopher Katie Elliott about the metaphysics of laws, chances, and time travel.
07.17.2023 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.
07.10.2023 242 \| David Krakauer on Complexity, Agency, and Information I talk with David Krakauer about the current state of research in complex systems.
07.03.2023 AMA \| July 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for July 2023.
06.26.2023 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.
06.19.2023 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.
06.12.2023 239 \| Brian Lowery on the Social Self I talk with psychologist Brian Lowery about the social construction of our notion of self.
06.05.2023 AMA \| June 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for June 2023.
05.29.2023 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.
05.22.2023 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.
05.15.2023 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.
05.08.2023 AMA \| May 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for May 2023.
05.01.2023 235 \| Andy Clark on the Extended and Predictive Mind I talk with cognitive philosopher Andy Clark about the extended mind and how it functions as a prediction machine.
04.24.2023 234 \| Tobias Warnecke on Cellular Structure and Evolution I talk with cellular biologist Tobias Warnecke about cells and their evolution, especially the role of histones in different kinds of cells.
04.17.2023 233 \| Hugo Mercier on Reasoning and Skepticism I talk with cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier about reason: how it developed, how it is used, and how we can be better at it.
04.10.2023 232 \| Amy Finkelstein on Adverse Selection and Hidden Information I talk with economist Amy Finkelstein about how asymmetric information affects markets for insurance and other goods.
04.03.2023 Ask Me Anything \| April 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for April 2023.
03.27.2023 231 \| Sarah Bakewell on the History of Humanism I talk with Sarah Bakewell about the history of humanism, from the Renaissance to today.
03.20.2023 230 \| Raphaël Millière on How Artificial Intelligence Thinks I talk with philosopher and cognitive scientist Raphaël Millière about the capacities and limitations of modern AI systems.
03.13.2023 229 \| Nita Farahany on Ethics, Law, and Neurotechnology I talk with law professor and bioethicist Nita Farahany about the challenges of mind-reading neurotechnologies.
03.06.2023 AMA \| March 2023 Ask Me Anything episode for March 2023.
02.27.2023 228 \| Skye Cleary on Existentialism and Authenticity I talk with philosopher and author Skye Cleary about Simone de Beauvoir and how to shape an authentic life.
02.20.2023 227 \| Molly Crockett on the Psychology of Morality I talk with psychologist Molly Crockett about the origin and nature of our moral thoughts and intuitions.
02.13.2023 226 \| Johanna Hoffman on Speculative Futures of Cities I talk with urbanist Johanna Hoffman about using speculative-fiction techniques to think about cities of the future.
02.06.2023 AMA \| February 2023 Monthly Ask Me Anything episode for February 2023.
01.30.2023 225 \| Michael Tomasello on The Social Origins of Cognition and Agency I talk with psychologist Michael Tomasello about how humans developed cognition and agency to better be social.
01.23.2023 224 \| Edward Tufte on Data, Design, and Truth I talk with Edward Tufte about data visualization and how it interacts with larger questions of design and truth.
01.16.2023 223 \| Tania Lombrozo on What Explanations Are I talk with psychologist Tania Lombrozo about the nature of explanations and how we seek them.
01.09.2023 222 \| Andrew Strominger on Quantum Gravity and the Real World I talk with physicist Andrew Strominger about the state of quantum gravity and how to connect it to the real world.
01.02.2023 221 \| Adam Bulley on How Mental Time Travel Makes Us Human I talk with psychologist Adam Bulley about the origin and importance of our ability to imagine ourselves at different times.
12.19.2022 Holiday Message 2022: Thinking Really Slowly Traditional end-of-year holiday message.

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