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A Recast of ‘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.

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Recastable Episodes (329)

1. Welcome to the Mindscape Podcast! July 1, 2018
2. 1 | Carol Tavris on Mistakes, Justification, and Cognitive Dissonance July 4, 2018
3. 2 | Carlo Rovelli on Quantum Mechanics, Spacetime, and Reality July 10, 2018
4. 3 | Alice Dreger on Sexuality, Truth, and Justice July 11, 2018
5. 4 | Anthony Pinn on Humanism, Theology, and the Black Community July 12, 2018
6. 5 | Geoffrey West on Networks, Scaling, and the Pace of Life July 16, 2018
7. 6 | Liv Boeree on Poker, Aliens, and Thinking in Probabilities July 23, 2018
8. 7 | Yascha Mounk on Threats to Liberal Democracy July 30, 2018
9. 8 | Carl Zimmer on Heredity, DNA, and Editing Genes Aug. 6, 2018
10. 9 | Solo -- Why Is There Something Rather than Nothing? Aug. 13, 2018
11. 10 | Megan Rosenbloom on the Death Positive Movement Aug. 20, 2018
12. 11 | Mike Brown on Killing Pluto and Replacing It with Planet 9 Aug. 27, 2018
13. 12 | Wynton Marsalis on Jazz, Time, and America Sept. 4, 2018
14. 13 | Neha Narula on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of the Internet Sept. 8, 2018
15. 14 | Alta Charo on Bioethics and the Law Sept. 8, 2018
16. 15 | David Poeppel on Thought, Language, and How to Understand the Brain Sept. 8, 2018
17. 16 | Coleen Murphy on Aging, Biology, and the Future Oct. 1, 2018
18. 17 | Annalee Newitz on Science, Fiction, Economics, and Neurosis Oct. 8, 2018
19. 18 | Clifford Johnson on What's So Great About Superstring Theory Oct. 15, 2018
20. 19 | Tyler Cowen on Maximizing Growth and Thinking for the Future Oct. 22, 2018
21. 20 | Scott Derrickson on Cinema, Blockbusters, Horror, and Mystery Oct. 29, 2018
22. 21 | Alex Rosenberg on Naturalism, History, and Theory of Mind Nov. 5, 2018
23. 22 | Joe Walston on Conservation, Urbanization, and the Way We Live on Earth Nov. 12, 2018
24. 23 | Lisa Aziz-Zadeh on Embodied Cognition, Mirror Neurons, and Empathy Nov. 19, 2018
25. 24 | Kip Thorne on Gravitational Waves, Time Travel, and Interstellar Nov. 26, 2018
26. 25 | David Chalmers on Consciousness, the Hard Problem, and Living in a Simulation Dec. 3, 2018
27. 26 | Ge Wang on Artful Design, Computers, and Music Dec. 10, 2018
28. 27 | Janna Levin on Black Holes, Chaos, and the Narrative of Science Dec. 17, 2018
29. Holiday Message 2018 Dec. 24, 2018
30. 28 | Roger Penrose on Spacetime, Consciousness, and the Universe Jan. 7, 2019
31. 29 | Raychelle Burks on the Chemistry of Murder Jan. 14, 2019
32. 30 | Derek Leben on Ethics for Robots and Artificial Intelligences Jan. 21, 2019
33. 31 | Brian Greene on the Multiverse, Inflation, and the String Theory Landscape Jan. 28, 2019
34. 32 | Naomi Oreskes on Climate Change and the Distortion of Scientific Facts Feb. 4, 2019
35. 33 | James Ladyman on Reality, Metaphysics, and Complexity Feb. 11, 2019
36. 34 | Paul Bloom on Empathy, Rationality, Morality, and Cruelty Feb. 18, 2019
37. 35 | Jessica Yellin on The Changing Ways We Get Our News Feb. 25, 2019
38. 36 | David Albert on Quantum Measurement and the Problems with Many-Worlds March 4, 2019
39. 37 | Edward Watts on the End of the Roman Republic and Lessons for Democracy March 11, 2019
40. 38 | Alan Lightman on Transcendence, Science, and a Naturalist’s Sense of Meaning March 18, 2019
41. 39 | Malcolm MacIver on Sensing, Consciousness, and Imagination March 25, 2019
42. 40 | Adrienne Mayor on Gods and Robots in Ancient Mythology April 1, 2019
43. 41 | Steven Strogatz on Synchronization, Networks, and the Emergence of Complex Behavior April 8, 2019
44. 42 | Natalya Bailey on Navigating Earth Orbit and Beyond April 15, 2019
45. 43 | Matthew Luczy on the Pleasures of Wine April 22, 2019
46. 44 | Antonio Damasio on Feelings, Thoughts, and the Evolution of Humanity April 29, 2019
47. 45 | Leonard Susskind on Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, and Holography May 6, 2019
48. 46 | Kate Darling on Our Connections with Robots May 13, 2019
49. 47 | Adam Rutherford on Humans, Animals, and Life in General May 20, 2019
50. 48 | Marq de Villiers on Hell and Damnation May 27, 2019
51. 49 | Nicholas Christakis on Humanity, Biology, and What Makes Us Good June 3, 2019
52. 50 | Patricia Churchland on Conscience, Morality, and the Brain June 10, 2019
53. 51 | Anthony Aguirre on Cosmology, Zen, Entropy, and Information June 17, 2019
54. 52 | Frank Lantz on the Logic and Emotion of Games June 24, 2019
55. 53 | Solo -- On Morality and Rationality July 1, 2019
56. 54 | Indre Viskontas on Music and the Brain July 8, 2019
57. 55 | A Conversation with Rob Reid on Quantum Mechanics and Many Worlds July 15, 2019
58. 56 | Kate Adamala on Creating Synthetic Life July 22, 2019
59. 57 | Astra Taylor on the Promise and Challenge of Democracy July 29, 2019
60. 58 | Seth MacFarlane on Using Science Fiction to Explore Humanity Aug. 5, 2019
61. 59 | Adam Becker on the Curious History of Quantum Mechanics Aug. 12, 2019
62. 60 | Lynne Kelly on Memory Palaces, Ancient and Modern Aug. 19, 2019
63. 61 | Quassim Cassam on Intellectual Vices and What to Do About Them Aug. 26, 2019
64. 62 | Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Societies and People Sept. 2, 2019
65. 63 | Solo -- Finding Gravity Within Quantum Mechanics Sept. 9, 2019
66. 64 | Ramez Naam on Renewable Energy and an Optimistic Future Sept. 16, 2019
67. 65 | Michael Mann on Why Our Climate Is Changing and How We Know Sept. 23, 2019
68. 66 | Will Wilkinson on Partisan Polarization and the Urban/Rural Divide Sept. 30, 2019
69. 67 | Kate Jeffery on Entropy, Complexity, and Evolution Oct. 7, 2019
70. 68 | Melanie Mitchell on Artificial Intelligence and the Challenge of Common Sense Oct. 14, 2019
71. 69 | Cory Doctorow on Technology, Monopoly, and the Future of the Internet Oct. 21, 2019
72. 70 | Katie Mack on How the Universe Will End Oct. 28, 2019
73. 71 | Philip Goff on Consciousness Everywhere Nov. 4, 2019
74. 72 | César Hidalgo on Information in Societies, Economies, and the Universe Nov. 11, 2019
75. 73 | Grimes (c) on Music, Creativity, and Digital Personae Nov. 18, 2019
76. 74 | Stephen Greenblatt on Stories, History, and Cultural Poetics Nov. 25, 2019
77. 75 | Max Tegmark on Reality, Simulation, and the Multiverse Dec. 2, 2019
78. 76 | Ned Hall on Possible Worlds and the Laws of Nature Dec. 9, 2019
79. 77 | Azra Raza on The Way We Should Fight Cancer Dec. 16, 2019
80. Holiday Message 2019: On Publishing Books Dec. 22, 2019
81. 78 | Daniel Dennett on Minds, Patterns, and the Scientific Image Jan. 6, 2020
82. 79 | Sara Imari Walker on Information and the Origin of Life Jan. 13, 2020
83. 80 | Jenann Ismael on Connecting Physics to the World of Experience Jan. 20, 2020
84. 81 | Ezra Klein on Politics, Polarization, and Identity Jan. 27, 2020
85. 82 | Robin Carhart-Harris on Psychedelics and the Brain Feb. 3, 2020
86. 83 | Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity, Stories, and Cosmopolitanism Feb. 10, 2020
87. 84 | Suresh Naidu on Capitalism, Monopsony, and Inequality Feb. 17, 2020
88. 85 | L.A. Paul on Transformative Experiences and Your Future Selves Feb. 24, 2020
89. 86 | Martin Rees on Threats to Humanity, Prospects for Posthumanity, and Life in the Universe March 2, 2020
90. 87 | Karl Friston on Brains, Predictions, and Free Energy March 9, 2020
91. 88 | Neil Shubin on Evolution, Genes, and Dramatic Transitions March 16, 2020
92. Tara Smith on Coronavirus, Pandemics, and What We Can Do March 18, 2020
93. 89 | Lera Boroditsky on Language, Thought, Space, and Time March 23, 2020
94. 90 | David Kaiser on Science, Money, and Power March 30, 2020
95. 91 | Scott Barry Kaufman on the Psychology of Transcendence April 6, 2020
96. 92 | Kevin Hand on Life Elsewhere in the Solar System April 13, 2020
97. 93 | Rae Wynn-Grant on Bears, Humans, and Other Predators April 20, 2020
98. 94 | Stuart Russell on Making Artificial Intelligence Compatible with Humans April 27, 2020
99. 95 | Liam Kofi Bright on Knowledge, Truth, and Science May 4, 2020
100. 96 | Lina Necib on What and Where the Dark Matter Is May 11, 2020
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