339 Episodes

  1. 136 | Roderick Graham on Cyberspace, Race, and Cultural Conservatism

    Published: 3/1/2021
  2. Introducing Against the Odds

    Published: 2/24/2021
  3. 135 | Shadi Bartsch on Plato, Vergil, Confucius, and Modernity

    Published: 2/22/2021
  4. AMA | February 2021

    Published: 2/17/2021
  5. 134 | Robert Sapolsky on Why We Behave the Way We Do

    Published: 2/15/2021
  6. 133 | Ziya Tong on Realities We Don't See

    Published: 2/8/2021
  7. Bonus | AIP Oral History Interview

    Published: 2/4/2021
  8. 132 | Michael Levin on Growth, Form, Information, and the Self

    Published: 2/1/2021
  9. 131 | Avi Loeb on Taking Aliens Seriously

    Published: 1/25/2021
  10. 130 | Frank Wilczek on the Present and Future of Fundamental Physics

    Published: 1/18/2021
  11. 129 | Solo: Democracy in America

    Published: 1/11/2021
  12. 128 | Joseph Henrich on the Weirdness of the West

    Published: 1/4/2021
  13. Holiday Message 2020 | The Screwy Universe

    Published: 12/21/2020
  14. 127 | Erich Jarvis on Language, Birds, and People

    Published: 12/14/2020
  15. AMA | December 2020

    Published: 12/9/2020
  16. 126 | David Stasavage on the Origin and History of Democracy

    Published: 12/7/2020
  17. 125 | David Haig on the Evolution of Meaning from Darwin to Derrida

    Published: 11/30/2020
  18. 124 | Solo: How Time Travel Could and Should Work

    Published: 11/23/2020
  19. AMA | November 2020

    Published: 11/20/2020
  20. 123 | Lisa Feldman Barrett on Emotions, Actions, and the Brain

    Published: 11/16/2020

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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.