Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Sean CarrollEver 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 t... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 440 | Founded | 8 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PhysicsScience | |||
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One of the paradoxes of science is that it seeks objectively true understanding of the world, but its methodology is driven by ignorance, failure, and uncertainty. Some phenomena we understand pretty well, but interesting research happens at the boun... more
Large Language Models display an uncanny ability to construct human-sounding speech, and can synthesize concepts in novel ways. Is this because they are truly thinking like human beings in some way, or have they found a way to be human-like without r... more
Welcome to the August 2026 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable numbe... more
People who live in large cities produce more patents per person than those who live in small towns. They also walk faster down the street, and use less infrastructure per person. Indeed, the relationships between these quantities and city population ... more
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Ideas, theories and thoughts should not end with the word”right”making the listener agree with you rather than letting one decide if something is right or wrong or needs more time to think. Stop ending your sentences with the word -right. You are not always right.
Apple Podcasts3johnfivethousand
United States2 months ago - Ad nauseum
Great content and a great show, but the new ad inserts kill everything good about it. Nothing like trying to unwind and listen to a nice talk and then have someone randomly start screaming into your ears about airfare or whatever. The ad volume alone is like 40x the volume of the podcast. How dare you, Sean…
Apple Podcasts1largestoof
Denmark2 months ago - A true gem
Exceptional podcast. SC is providing a much needed service to modern culture by engaging a diverse group of intellectuals and broadcasting their ideas.
Apple Podcasts5Wittgeinstein86
United Kingdom2 months ago - Adscape
The dynamic ads are making it virtually unbearable for me to listen to episodes. I no longer care for the AMAs; the solo episodes are not properly structured; and the main episodes are almost all book promotion, the host having almost never actually done his homework beforehand. Carroll doesn’t need my money and the quality doesn’t make it worth it to pay for the ad free version.
Apple Podcasts2NicolasAJDUnited States2 months ago - Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to do this podcast! I found you thru Brian Greene’s World Science Fest and your guest appearances in Startalk! I am so intrigued and awed by the topics you explore ! Thank you again! 🙏💎🤗
Apple Podcasts5BrendaLMFTUnited States2 months ago
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Spotify | #21 | United States/Science |
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Spotify | #25 | United Kingdom/Science |
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