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Sean Carroll
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist
Sean Carroll is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He is a professor at Caltech and has written several books on cosmology and the origins of the universe. He is a popular science writer and has been a guest on several podcasts and TV shows.
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Associated podcasts
HostSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas420 eps
GuestNature Podcast921 eps
HostThe Fifth Column694 eps
GuestMystères et étoiles226 eps
HostAlien Crash Site49 eps
GuestPhysics to God30 eps
HostThe Daily Stoic2973 eps
GuestTheThinkingAtheist805 eps
GuestLionel Nation4014 eps
GuestBBC Inside Science653 eps
GuestFutureproof with Jonathan McCrea488 eps
GuestBright Side Universe1456 epsChronological feed
Recent appearances
367 | Jared Diamond on the Course of History and the Role of leadersSean Carroll's MindscapeSep 7, 20261:21:49Host366 | Jim Al-Khalili on Time, Quantum, Biology, and CosmologySean Carroll's MindscapeAug 31, 20261:16:42Host365 | Vitor Cardoso on Why Black Holes Are SpecialSean Carroll's MindscapeAug 24, 20261:11:17Host364 | Stuart Firestein on How Science Relies on Ignorance and FailureSean Carroll's MindscapeAug 17, 20261:16:23Host363 | Chandra Sripada on How LLMs and Humans are Cognitive CousinsSean Carroll's MindscapeAug 10, 20261:51:36HostMindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | August 2026Sean Carroll's MindscapeAug 3, 20264:02:34Host362 | Luis Bettencourt on the Universal Properties of Self-Organizing CitiesSean Carroll's MindscapeJul 27, 20261:27:04Host361 | Bonnie Bassler on How Bacteria Talk and Work TogetherSean Carroll's MindscapeJul 20, 20261:19:38HostMindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | July 2026Sean Carroll's MindscapeJul 13, 20264:06:23Host360 | Marc Berman on the Science of Touching GrassSean Carroll's MindscapeJul 6, 20261:30:22Host359 | Solo: Theories of Dark EnergySean Carroll's MindscapeJun 29, 20261:57:23Host358 | Solo: Vacuum Energy and the Cosmological ConstantSean Carroll's MindscapeJun 22, 20262:02:44Host357 | Jeff Coller on mRNA, Vaccines, and Bespoke TherapeuticsSean Carroll's MindscapeJun 15, 20261:21:03Host356 | Andrea Wulf on Enlightenment, Nature, Romanticism, and ModernitySean Carroll's MindscapeJun 8, 20261:17:54Host2874: The Best Variations to Explode Your Squat, Deadlift and Bench PressMind Pump: Raw Fitness TruthJun 6, 20261:42:40HostAMA | June 2026Sean Carroll's MindscapeJun 1, 20263:58:41Host355 | Solo: Looking Quantum Mechanics in the EyeballSean Carroll's MindscapeMay 24, 20261:45:38Host354 | Christian List on Free Will and Levels of RealitySean Carroll's MindscapeMay 18, 20261:28:38Host353 | Alvin Roth on the Economics of Morally Contested MarketsSean Carroll's MindscapeMay 11, 20261:15:50HostAMA | May 2026Sean Carroll's MindscapeMay 4, 20264:10:10Host