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

AMA | July 2022

Jul 4, 2022

In this engaging discussion, listeners learn about an exciting scholarship initiative aimed at supporting underrepresented students in physics and philosophy. The debate on democracy explores the importance of voting and persuasive dialogue in a polarized society. Delving into the mysteries of black holes and consciousness, the conversation tackles complex scientific phenomena while emphasizing compassionate communication. Myth-busting misconceptions about the cosmos and dissecting the interplay between quantum and classical mechanics, the episode captivates with insights into our universe and human governance.

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Launching the Mindscape Big Picture Scholarship Initiative

6min

Navigating Democracy and Consciousness

17min

Engaging with Democracy: The Importance of Voting and Persuasion

4min

Exploring Time Symmetry and the Arrow of Time

6min

Exploring Time, Theories, and Dark Matter

16min

Exploring Black Holes and the Nature of Relationships

2min

Challenging Misconceptions and Exploring the Universe

23min

Exploring Eternal Universes and Low Entropy Fluctuations

2min

10.

Evolving Democracies and Cosmic Insights

33min

11.

Exploring Tolerance and Democracy

32min

12.

Unraveling Quantum and Classical Mechanics

18min

13.

Exploring Fusion, Quantum Realities, and Consciousness

36min

14.

Navigating the Transition to Graduate Studies

12min

Welcome to the July 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic.

Big news this week! Mindscape is working with Bold.org to sponsor a college scholarship for students interested in studying the fundamental nature of reality. Listeners can find more details and donate here. Our immediate goal is to raise $10,000, and I will match the first $5,000, so this shouldn’t be too hard for us here. Hopefully we can raise much more! And hopefully this will help encourage someone who might not otherwise have been able to study this kind of topic.

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