The 10 Best Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas Podcast Episodes
1) 265 | John Skrentny on How the Economy Mistreats STEM Workers
I talk with sociologist John Skrentny about how the post-graduation careers of STEM majors aren't generally what they were led to expect.
2) 133 | Ziya Tong on Realities We Don't See
I talk with science journalist Ziya Tong about how what we see and think about shapes how we live in the world.
3) 111 | Nick Bostrom on Anthropic Selection and Living in a Simulation
I talk with philosopher Nick Bostrom about how to judge scenarios of very large universes, including the possibility that we live in a computer simulation.
4) 200 | Solo: The Philosophy of the Multiverse
A solo discussion of issues at the intersection of cosmology and philosophy, especially on making predictions in a multiverse.
5) 170 | Priya Natarajan on Galaxies, Black Holes, and Cosmic Anomalies
I talk with Priya Natarajan about how gravitational lensing and other techniques are changing our views of galaxies and black holes.
170 | Priya Natarajan on Galaxies, Black Holes, and Cosmic Anomalies
1:27:52 | Oct 25th, 2021
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6) 99 | Scott Aaronson on Complexity, Computation, and Quantum Gravity
I talk with Scott Aaronson about computational complexity, quantum computers, and what they might have to do with the nature of spacetime.
99 | Scott Aaronson on Complexity, Computation, and Quantum Gravity
1:52:53 | Jun 1st, 2020
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7) 75 | Max Tegmark on Reality, Simulation, and the Multiverse
I talk with physicist Max Tegmark about the multiverse, mathematics, and artificial intelligence.
8) 41 | Steven Strogatz on Synchronization, Networks, and the Emergence of Complex Behavior
One of the most important insights in the history of science is the fact that complex behavior can arise from the undirected movements of small, simple systems. Despite the fact that we know this, we’...Show More
9) 140 | Dean Buonomano on Time, Reality, and the Brain
I talk with neuroscientist Dean Buonomano about how the brain reconstructs time and other aspects of reality.
10) 197 | Catherine Brinkley on the Science of Cities
I talk with Catherine Brinkley about the structure and growth of cities, and how humans life in them.