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

by Sean Carroll | Wondery

338 | Ryan Patterson on the Physics of Neutrinos

08.12.2025 • 01:26:21

I talk with physicist Ryan Patterson about how we detect neutrinos and what we have learned from them.

337 | Kevin Zollman on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning

01.12.2025 • 01:17:37

I talk with philosopher Kevin Zollman about how game theory helps us understand the human and biological worlds.

336 | Anil Ananthaswamy on the Mathematics of Neural Nets and AI

24.11.2025 • 01:14:11

Machine learning using neural networks has led to a remarkable leap forward in artificial intelligence, and the technological and social ramifications...

AMA | November 2025

17.11.2025 • 03:34:18

Welcome to the November 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones as...

335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe

10.11.2025 • 01:17:38

I talk with cosmologist Andrew Jaffe about how models and probability help us make sense of the cosmos.

334 | Daniel Whiteson on the Physics of and by Aliens

03.11.2025 • 01:14:21

The universe as revealed by physics is objective: it's out there, existing and behaving in ways that are completely independent of human thought. But ...

333 | Gordon Pennycook on Unthinkingness, Conspiracies, and What to Do About Them

27.10.2025 • 01:10:20

I talk with psychologist Gordon Pennycook about why people are susceptible to misinformation and conspiracies.

332 | Dmitri Tymoczko on the Mathematics Behind Music

20.10.2025 • 01:21:11

I talk with composer/music theorist Dmitri Tymoczko about the mathematical patterns underlying music.

AMA | October 2025

13.10.2025 • 03:37:18

Ask Me Anything episode for October 2025.

331 | Solo: Fine-Tuning, God, and the Multiverse

06.10.2025 • 01:54:45

I talk about apparent fine-tunings in nature, and what they mean for science.