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

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

Sean Carroll · Science · EN

Sean Carroll's Mindscape features in-depth conversations with leading thinkers across science, philosophy, culture, and the arts. Each episode explores diverse topics, from quantum mechanics and neuroscience to art and societal issues, aimed at intellectually curious individuals.

420
Episodes
131
Guests

Notable Guests

QG
Quantum Gravity 3x
AH
Adam Rutherford on Humans 1x
AC
Alison Gopnik on Children 1x
AT
Alan Lightman on Transcendence 1x
AN
Alex Rosenberg on Naturalism 1x
AS
Alice Dreger on Sexuality 1x
AD
Addy Pross on Dynamics 1x
AO
All at Once 1x
AM
Ancient and Modern 1x
AF
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson 1x
AM
Andrew Jaffe on Models 1x
AE
Anil Seth on Emergence 1x
AS
Annalee Newitz on Science 1x
AC
Anthony Aguirre on Cosmology 1x
AG
Adam Gurri 1x

Recent Episodes

Mar 30, 2026 · 01:25:33
Daniel Harlow discusses the challenge of reconciling general relativity with quantum mechanics.
01:25:33
Mar 23, 2026 · 01:15:09
Jessica Riskin discusses Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and his ideas on life's creative agency.
01:15:09
Mar 16, 2026 · 01:08:49
Andrew Ferguson discusses the Panopticon and modern surveillance.
01:08:49
Mar 9, 2026 · 01:28:21
Erica Cartmill explores intelligence differences between humans and animals.
01:28:21
Mar 2, 2026 · 03:53:23
March 2026 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape.
03:53:23
Feb 23, 2026 · 01:34:44
Adam Elga on rationality amidst uncertainty.
01:34:44
Feb 16, 2026 · 01:21:05
Adam Gurri discusses the historical trend towards democracy and individual rights.
Adam Gurri
01:21:05
Feb 9, 2026 · 01:19:14
Explored the nature of human thinking and reasoning processes.
01:19:14
Feb 2, 2026 · 03:10:20
Answering listener questions submitted via Patreon.
03:10:20
Jan 26, 2026 · 01:37:15
Discussed evolutionary convergence and divergence in species.
01:37:15
Jan 19, 2026 · 01:12:41
Explored maintenance as a fundamental organizing principle.
01:12:41
Jan 12, 2026 · 01:18:17
Explored the meaning of 'mattering' to ourselves and others.
01:18:17
Jan 5, 2026 · 01:11:02
Debated whether consciousness requires a biological substrate.
01:11:02
Dec 22, 2025 · 42:51
Reflecting on the value of higher education beyond economic benefits.
42:51
Dec 15, 2025 · 03:36:44
December 2025 AMA episode funded by Patreon supporters.
03:36:44
Dec 8, 2025 · 01:26:22
Discussing the physics of neutrinos with Ryan Patterson.
01:26:22
Dec 1, 2025 · 01:17:38
Introduction to game theory and its applications.
01:17:38
Nov 24, 2025 · 01:14:12
Exploring the mathematics behind neural networks and AI.
01:14:12
Nov 17, 2025 · 03:34:19
November 2025 AMA episode featuring Patreon supporter questions.
03:34:19
Nov 10, 2025 · 01:17:40
Andrew Jaffe on scientific models and probability in cosmology.
Andrew Jaffe on Models
01:17:40

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