Podcast Artwork

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.

355 episodes Visit Website

Select an episode to begin listening to Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas.

Episode image

43 | Matthew Luczy on the Pleasures of Wine

Apr 22, 2019
Episode image

42 | Natalya Bailey on Navigating Earth Orbit and Beyond

Apr 15, 2019
Episode image

41 | Steven Strogatz on Synchronization, Networks, and the Emergence of Complex Behavior

Apr 8, 2019
Episode image

40 | Adrienne Mayor on Gods and Robots in Ancient Mythology

Apr 1, 2019
Episode image

39 | Malcolm MacIver on Sensing, Consciousness, and Imagination

Mar 25, 2019
Episode image

38 | Alan Lightman on Transcendence, Science, and a Naturalist’s Sense of Meaning

Mar 18, 2019
Episode image

37 | Edward Watts on the End of the Roman Republic and Lessons for Democracy

Mar 11, 2019
Episode image

36 | David Albert on Quantum Measurement and the Problems with Many-Worlds

Mar 4, 2019
Episode image

35 | Jessica Yellin on The Changing Ways We Get Our News

Feb 25, 2019
Episode image

34 | Paul Bloom on Empathy, Rationality, Morality, and Cruelty

Feb 18, 2019