Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
313 | Eric Topol on the Changing Face of Medicine and Aging
I talk with physician and researcher Eric Topol about how AI is transforming diagnostic medicine, and about new research into aging.
312 | Thomas Levenson on the Mutual History of Humans and Germs
I talk with Thomas Levenson about the origin and history of the germ theory of disease.
311 | Annaka Harris on Whether Consciousness is Fundamental
I talk with Annaka Harris about whether consciousness could be the fundamental layer of reality.
310 | Marc Kamionkowski on Dark Energy and Cosmic Anomalies
I talk with cosmologist Marc Kamionkowski about various pieces of evidence that suggest modifications of the standard ΛCDM cosmological model.
309 | Christof Koch on Consciousness and Integrated Information
I talk with neuroscientist Christof Koch about what consciousness is, and what it has to do with the brain.
308 | Alison Gopnik on Children, AI, and Modes of Thinking
I talk with psychologist/philosopher Alison Gopnik about the different ways in which adults, children, and AIs think.
307 | Kevin Peterson on the Theory of Cocktails
I talk with mixologist Kevin Peterson about the science of cocktails.