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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
by Sean Carroll
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| Date | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts |
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| Oct 1 | #24 | #27 | #23 |
About the show
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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Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | September 2026
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367 | Jared Diamond on the Course of History and the Role of leaders
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366 | Jim Al-Khalili on Time, Quantum, Biology, and Cosmology
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365 | Vitor Cardoso on Why Black Holes Are Special
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364 | Stuart Firestein on How Science Relies on Ignorance and Failure
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363 | Chandra Sripada on How LLMs and Humans are Cognitive Cousins
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