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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Podcast

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Sean Carroll

449 episodes

Science

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.

What this show covers

ethicsfree willmeaningmoral responsibility

What listeners will find here

If free will is an illusion, what still makes a life meaningful?
Free will, blame, and meaning are at the center of this conversation with philosopher Gregg Caruso. He argues that free will is not real while still defending the importance of making good choices and living well.

Episodes

371 | Kyle Harper on How Humans Have Shaped Life on Earth
371 | Kyle Harper on How Humans Have Shaped Life on Earth
19 Oct 2026 · 1h 25m
Ask Me Anything | October 2026
Ask Me Anything | October 2026
12 Oct 2026 · 3h 31m
370 | Daniel Akerib on a Faint Hint of Dark Matter
370 | Daniel Akerib on a Faint Hint of Dark Matter
3 Oct 2026 · 1h 16m
369 | Gregg Caruso on Living Well Without Free Will
369 | Gregg Caruso on Living Well Without Free Will
28 Sept 2026 · 1h 23m
368 | Elizabeth Alexander on Why Democracy Needs Imagination
368 | Elizabeth Alexander on Why Democracy Needs Imagination
21 Sept 2026 · 1h 8m
Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | September 2026
Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | September 2026
14 Sept 2026 · 3h 52m
367 | Jared Diamond on the Course of History and the Role of leaders
367 | Jared Diamond on the Course of History and the Role of leaders
7 Sept 2026 · 1h 17m
366 | Jim Al-Khalili on Time, Quantum, Biology, and Cosmology
366 | Jim Al-Khalili on Time, Quantum, Biology, and Cosmology
31 Aug 2026 · 1h 15m
365 | Vitor Cardoso on Why Black Holes Are Special
365 | Vitor Cardoso on Why Black Holes Are Special
24 Aug 2026 · 1h 5m
364 | Stuart Firestein on How Science Relies on Ignorance and Failure
364 | Stuart Firestein on How Science Relies on Ignorance and Failure
17 Aug 2026 · 1h 16m
363 | Chandra Sripada on How LLMs and Humans are Cognitive Cousins
363 | Chandra Sripada on How LLMs and Humans are Cognitive Cousins
10 Aug 2026 · 1h 51m
Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | August 2026
Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | August 2026
3 Aug 2026 · 3h 57m
362 | Luis Bettencourt on the Universal Properties of Self-Organizing Cities
362 | Luis Bettencourt on the Universal Properties of Self-Organizing Cities
27 Jul 2026 · 1h 20m
361 | Bonnie Bassler on How Bacteria Talk and Work Together
361 | Bonnie Bassler on How Bacteria Talk and Work Together
20 Jul 2026 · 1h 15m
Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | July 2026
Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | July 2026
13 Jul 2026 · 4h 3m
360 | Marc Berman on the Science of Touching Grass
360 | Marc Berman on the Science of Touching Grass
6 Jul 2026 · 1h 29m
359 | Solo: Theories of Dark Energy
359 | Solo: Theories of Dark Energy
29 Jun 2026 · 1h 56m
358 | Solo: Vacuum Energy and the Cosmological Constant
358 | Solo: Vacuum Energy and the Cosmological Constant
22 Jun 2026 · 1h 59m
357 | Jeff Coller on mRNA, Vaccines, and Bespoke Therapeutics
357 | Jeff Coller on mRNA, Vaccines, and Bespoke Therapeutics
15 Jun 2026 · 1h 19m
356 | Andrea Wulf on Enlightenment, Nature, Romanticism, and Modernity
356 | Andrea Wulf on Enlightenment, Nature, Romanticism, and Modernity
8 Jun 2026 · 1h 17m
AMA | June 2026
AMA | June 2026
1 Jun 2026 · 3h 57m
355 | Solo: Looking Quantum Mechanics in the Eyeball
355 | Solo: Looking Quantum Mechanics in the Eyeball
24 May 2026 · 1h 44m
354 | Christian List on Free Will and Levels of Reality
354 | Christian List on Free Will and Levels of Reality
18 May 2026 · 1h 26m
353 | Alvin Roth on the Economics of Morally Contested Markets
353 | Alvin Roth on the Economics of Morally Contested Markets
11 May 2026 · 1h 11m
AMA | May 2026
AMA | May 2026
4 May 2026 · 4h 6m
352 | Bing Brunton on Connecting the Connectome to the Body
352 | Bing Brunton on Connecting the Connectome to the Body
27 Apr 2026 · 1h 14m
351 | Peter Singer on Maximizing Good for All Sentient Creatures
351 | Peter Singer on Maximizing Good for All Sentient Creatures
20 Apr 2026 · 1h 15m
350 | J. Eric Oliver on the Self and How to Know It
350 | J. Eric Oliver on the Self and How to Know It
13 Apr 2026 · 1h 21m
AMA | April 2026
AMA | April 2026
5 Apr 2026 · 3h 46m
349 | Daniel Harlow on What Quantum Gravity Teaches Us About Quantum Mechanics
349 | Daniel Harlow on What Quantum Gravity Teaches Us About Quantum Mechanics
30 Mar 2026 · 1h 25m
348 | Jessica Riskin on Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Life as Creative Agency
348 | Jessica Riskin on Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Life as Creative Agency
23 Mar 2026 · 1h 15m
347 | Andrew Guthrie Ferguson on How Your Data Will Be Used Against You
347 | Andrew Guthrie Ferguson on How Your Data Will Be Used Against You
16 Mar 2026 · 1h 8m
346 | Erica Cartmill on How Human and Animal Minds Think and Play
346 | Erica Cartmill on How Human and Animal Minds Think and Play
9 Mar 2026 · 1h 28m
AMA | March 2026
AMA | March 2026
2 Mar 2026 · 3h 53m
345 | Adam Elga on Being Rational in a Very Large Universe
345 | Adam Elga on Being Rational in a Very Large Universe
23 Feb 2026 · 1h 34m
344 | Adam Gurri on Liberal Democracy and How to Fight For It
344 | Adam Gurri on Liberal Democracy and How to Fight For It
16 Feb 2026 · 1h 21m
343 | Tom Griffiths on The Laws of Thought
343 | Tom Griffiths on The Laws of Thought
9 Feb 2026 · 1h 19m
AMA | Feb 2026
AMA | Feb 2026
2 Feb 2026 · 3h 10m
342 | Rachell Powell on Evolutionary Convergence, Morality, and Mind
342 | Rachell Powell on Evolutionary Convergence, Morality, and Mind
26 Jan 2026 · 1h 37m
341 | Stewart Brand on Maintenance as an Organizing Principle
341 | Stewart Brand on Maintenance as an Organizing Principle
19 Jan 2026 · 1h 12m
340 | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why It Matters
340 | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why It Matters
12 Jan 2026 · 1h 18m
339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology
339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology
5 Jan 2026 · 1h 11m
Holiday Message 2025 | The Romance of the University
Holiday Message 2025 | The Romance of the University
22 Dec 2025 · 42 min
AMA | December 2025
AMA | December 2025
15 Dec 2025 · 3h 36m
338 | Ryan Patterson on the Physics of Neutrinos
338 | Ryan Patterson on the Physics of Neutrinos
8 Dec 2025 · 1h 26m
337 | Kevin Zollman on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning
337 | Kevin Zollman on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning
1 Dec 2025 · 1h 17m
336 | Anil Ananthaswamy on the Mathematics of Neural Nets and AI
336 | Anil Ananthaswamy on the Mathematics of Neural Nets and AI
24 Nov 2025 · 1h 14m
AMA | November 2025
AMA | November 2025
17 Nov 2025 · 3h 34m
335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe
335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe
10 Nov 2025 · 1h 17m
334 | Daniel Whiteson on the Physics of and by Aliens
334 | Daniel Whiteson on the Physics of and by Aliens
3 Nov 2025 · 1h 14m

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