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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.

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24 | Kip Thorne on Gravitational Waves, Time Travel, and Interstellar

Nov 26, 2018
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23 | Lisa Aziz-Zadeh on Embodied Cognition, Mirror Neurons, and Empathy

Nov 19, 2018
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22 | Joe Walston on Conservation, Urbanization, and the Way We Live on Earth

Nov 12, 2018
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21 | Alex Rosenberg on Naturalism, History, and Theory of Mind

Nov 5, 2018
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20 | Scott Derrickson on Cinema, Blockbusters, Horror, and Mystery

Oct 29, 2018
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19 | Tyler Cowen on Maximizing Growth and Thinking for the Future

Oct 22, 2018
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18 | Clifford Johnson on What's So Great About Superstring Theory

Oct 15, 2018
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17 | Annalee Newitz on Science, Fiction, Economics, and Neurosis

Oct 8, 2018
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16 | Coleen Murphy on Aging, Biology, and the Future

Oct 1, 2018
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15 | David Poeppel on Thought, Language, and How to Understand the Brain

Sep 8, 2018