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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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14 | Alta Charo on Bioethics and the Law

Sep 8, 2018
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13 | Neha Narula on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of the Internet

Sep 8, 2018
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12 | Wynton Marsalis on Jazz, Time, and America

Sep 4, 2018
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11 | Mike Brown on Killing Pluto and Replacing It with Planet 9

Aug 27, 2018
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10 | Megan Rosenbloom on the Death Positive Movement

Aug 20, 2018
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9 | Solo -- Why Is There Something Rather than Nothing?

Aug 13, 2018
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8 | Carl Zimmer on Heredity, DNA, and Editing Genes

Aug 6, 2018
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7 | Yascha Mounk on Threats to Liberal Democracy

Jul 30, 2018
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6 | Liv Boeree on Poker, Aliens, and Thinking in Probabilities

Jul 23, 2018
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5 | Geoffrey West on Networks, Scaling, and the Pace of Life

Jul 16, 2018