Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Hosted by Sean Carroll · Sean Carroll
4.7from 4,156 ratings
- 452
- Episodes
- 100
- Transcribed
- 4,156
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
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.
- Publisher
- Sean Carroll
- Category
- science · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jul 2018
- Latest episode
- 2 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
100 of 452 episodes have a transcript.
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
373 | Colin Camerer on the Neuroscience of Economic Thinking
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
372 | Erik Winfree on DNA Computers and Robots
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
371 | Kyle Harper on How Humans Have Shaped Life on Earth
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373 | Colin Camerer on the Neuroscience of Economic Thinking
Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Let me walk through the lab experiments because the basic one is very simple. It's called a two thirds of the average game or we call it Keynesian beauty contest because Keynes had an idea about the stock market that was similar. The idea is everyone picks a number from zero to 100 simultaneously without talking. […]
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- Colin Camerer
- Erik Winfree
- Kyle Harper
- Daniel Akerib
- Gregg Caruso
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