Sean Carroll
Mentioned in 31 analyzed podcast episodes across 4 shows
Host and theoretical physicist best known for creating and hosting the Mindscape podcast, which explores topics spanning science, society, philosophy, and culture. He engages prominent thinkers in discussions about cognitive science, evolution, and fundamental physics. Carroll has also contributed to theoretical work on cosmology and entropy, including calculations related to end-of-universe scenarios.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe · Apr 2, 2026
Does consciousness come from quantum processes in the brain?
“Advocate for many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, appeared on podcast discussing this theory”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Feb 9, 2026
343 | Tom Griffiths on The Laws of Thought
“Podcast host and physicist engaging Griffiths in discussion about laws of thought and cognitive science”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 26, 2026
342 | Rachell Powell on Evolutionary Convergence, Morality, and Mind
“Host of Mindscape podcast; evolutionary biologist who wrote book on contingency in evolution; mentioned as 'evil twin'”
StarTalk Radio · Jan 20, 2026
Cosmic Queries – The Complex Universe with Sean Carroll
“Theoretical physicist and Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins; expert on quantum mechanics, cosmology, and physics philosophy”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 19, 2026
341 | Stewart Brand on Maintenance as an Organizing Principle
“Host of Mindscape podcast conducting interview with Stewart Brand”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 12, 2026
340 | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on What Matters and Why It Matters
“Host of Mindscape podcast; organized 2012 Moving Naturalism Forward symposium where Goldstein first presented mattering ideas”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 5, 2026
339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology
“Host of Mindscape podcast and physicist discussing his evolving views on consciousness and computational functionalism”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Dec 8, 2025
338 | Ryan Patterson on the Physics of Neutrinos
“Host of Mindscape podcast and theoretical physicist discussing neutrino physics with Patterson”
StarTalk Radio · Dec 2, 2025
Are We The Universe’s Way of Knowing Itself? With Brian Cox
“Physicist with recent paper categorizing types of emergence phenomena”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Dec 1, 2025
337 | Kevin Zollman on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning
“Host of Mindscape podcast; frames game theory as a mathematical tool for understanding strategic interactions”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Nov 24, 2025
336 | Anil Ananthaswamy on the Mathematics of Neural Nets and AI
“Host of Mindscape podcast; physicist and author discussing AI implications with Ananthaswamy”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Nov 10, 2025
335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe
“Host of Mindscape podcast; theoretical physicist; discusses quantum mechanics and cosmology with Jaffe”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Nov 3, 2025
334 | Daniel Whiteson on the Physics of and by Aliens
“Host of Mindscape podcast; physicist and author conducting the interview about alien physics and mathematics”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Oct 27, 2025
333 | Gordon Pennycook on Unthinkingness, Conspiracies, and What to Do About Them
“Host of Mindscape podcast conducting interview on misinformation, cognitive biases, and AI-based interventions”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Oct 20, 2025
332 | Dmitri Tymoczko on the Mathematics Behind Music
“Host of Mindscape podcast, physicist and science communicator conducting the interview”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Oct 6, 2025
331 | Solo: Fine-Tuning, God, and the Multiverse
“Host and primary speaker; physicist at Johns Hopkins teaching quantum mechanics and philosophy of cosmology; author of 'Quanta and Fields'”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 29, 2025
330 | Petter Törnberg on the Dynamics of (Mis)Information
“Host of Mindscape podcast interviewing Törnberg about social media dynamics and complex systems”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 22, 2025
329 | Steven Pinker on Rationality and Common Knowledge
“Host of Mindscape podcast conducting interview with Pinker on common knowledge and rational decision-making”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 15, 2025
328 | Mary Roach on Replacing Parts of Our Bodies
“Host of Mindscape podcast interviewing Mary Roach about organ and body part replacement technologies”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 8, 2025
AMA | September 2025
“Host; theoretical physicist at Johns Hopkins teaching quantum mechanics and philosophy of cosmology”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 1, 2025
327 | Cass Sunstein on Liberalism
“Host of Mindscape podcast conducting interview on liberalism and democracy”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Aug 25, 2025
326 | Natalie Batalha on What We Know and Will Learn About Exoplanets
“Podcast host; astronomy undergraduate; conducted undergraduate research on chromospheric activity in main sequence stars”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Aug 18, 2025
325 | Alvy Ray Smith on Pixar, Pixels, and the Great Digital Convergence
“Podcast host conducting interview with Alvy Ray Smith about digital convergence and Pixar history”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Aug 11, 2025
324 | Elizabeth Mynatt on Universities and the Importance of Basic Research
“Podcast host conducting interview on research funding and innovation ecosystems”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Aug 4, 2025
AMA | August 2025
“Host of Mindscape podcast discussing quantum foundations, emergence, consciousness, and philosophy”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jul 28, 2025
323 | Jacob Barandes on Indivisible Stochastic Quantum Mechanics
“Podcast host and author of 'Something Deeply Hidden' on quantum mechanics interpretations”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jul 21, 2025
322 | Philip Pettit on Language, Agency, Politics, and Freedom
“Podcast host conducting interview with Philip Pettit”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jul 14, 2025
321 | David Tong on Open Questions in Quantum Field Theory
“Host of Mindscape podcast conducting interview with David Tong”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jun 30, 2025
320 | Solo: Complexity and the Universe
“Host exploring complexogenesis, entropy, and information in the universe from cosmological perspective”
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jun 23, 2025
319 | Bryan Van Norden on Philosophy From the Rest of the World
“Podcast host and philosophy professor exploring the case for multicultural philosophy”
Crash Course Pods: The Universe · Sep 11, 2024
Ep. 11: How It All Ends
“Theoretical physicist who collaborated on calculations regarding random particle assembly in heat-death universe scenarios”