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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.

Episodes

In this episode of the Mindscape podcast, host Sean Carroll interviews Ryan Patterson, an experimental particle physicist at Caltech, about neutrinos. Carroll and Patterson discuss the basics of neutrinos, including their unique properties, such as only interacting via the weak force, their abundance in the universe, a...

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

01 Dec 2025

1h 17m

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In this episode of the Mindscape podcast, host Sean Carroll interviews philosopher Kevin Zollman about game theory. Zollman defines game theory as the science of strategic thinking, applicable to various interactions across the biological kingdom, from humans to single-celled organisms. They discuss key concepts such a...