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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.

395 episodes

Episodes

330 | Petter Törnberg on the Dynamics of (Mis)Information

01:12:019/29/2025

329 | Steven Pinker on Rationality and Common Knowledge

01:16:329/22/2025

328 | Mary Roach on Replacing Parts of Our Bodies

01:07:209/15/2025

AMA | September 2025

03:30:049/8/2025

306 | Helen Czerski on Our Energetic Oceans

00:00:002/24/2025

305 | Lilliana Mason on Polarization and Political Psychology

00:00:002/17/2025

Bonus | Cuts to Science Funding and Why They Matter

01:10:252/12/2025

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

01:16:032/10/2025

303 | AMA | February 2025

03:44:122/3/2025

303 | James P. Allison on Fighting Cancer with the Immune System

01:07:381/27/2025