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AMA | July 2022

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

CHAPTER

The Past Hypothesis Is a Hypothesis

Sid huff: In listening to your mindscape interviews, i've noticed that many of your guests have recently published a book. It seems clear from the interviews that you've almost always read or absorbed book prior to the interview. Is reading these books included in the one day per week you've mentioned that you spend on the podcast? Ah, yes, it is. But of course, some interviews require more reading than others. That's life. As a scientist, you can never know the evil demon is not taunting you but it's no way to go through the day.

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