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

AMA | August 2024

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Aug 5, 2024
Dive into the fascinating world of contemporary recruitment methods and how technology reshapes hiring. Experience the excitement of teaching complexity theory at Johns Hopkins University. Explore the connections between black holes, neutron stars, and information theory. Delve into Gödel's incompleteness theorems, the complexities of belief in science and religion, and the evolution of philosophical thought. Enjoy lighthearted discussions on Chicago cuisine intertwined with deep philosophical insights. Challenge your understanding of quantum mechanics and its societal implications.
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ANECDOTE

Upcoming Semester

  • Sean Carroll discusses his upcoming fall semester teaching load at Johns Hopkins.
  • He will teach a graduate course on complexity theory and an undergraduate course on physics using his books.
INSIGHT

Information Conservation

  • Information conservation depends on the context, be it microscopic or macroscopic.
  • Microscopic information is conserved in physics, while macroscopic information, like an unpublished theory, can be lost.
INSIGHT

Neutron Stars, Black Holes, and Magnetic Fields

  • Neutron stars have magnetic fields due to spinning neutrons with internal charges creating dipole moments.
  • Black holes can have magnetic fields if charged or spinning, separate from external accretion disk fields.
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