Sean Carroll
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson on How Your Data Will Be Used Against You | Mindscape 347
Modern smart devices create a 'self-surveillance trap,' generating vast amounts of personal data that law enforcement can access with minimal legal safeguards, fundamentally altering privacy in the digital age.
Erica Cartmill on How Human and Animal Minds Think and Play | Mindscape 346
This episode explores the complex, non-linear nature of intelligence across human and animal species, challenging anthropocentric views and revealing the sophisticated social and cognitive abilities of great apes, dogs, and birds.
Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | March 2026
Sean Carroll explores the multifaceted nature of information, the philosophical implications of quantum mechanics and cosmology, and the societal impacts of AI and technological disruption in this wide-ranging AMA.
Tom Griffiths on The Laws of Thought | Mindscape 343
Cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths explores the historical quest for the 'laws of thought,' revealing how logic, probability, and neural networks offer distinct yet complementary frameworks for understanding human and artificial intelligence, especially concerning resource constraints and inductive biases.
Rachell Powell on Evolutionary Convergence, Morality, and Mind | Mindscape 342
This episode explores the profound tension between contingency and convergence in evolution, challenging anthropocentric views and revealing how these forces shape everything from biological traits to human morality and the future of intelligence.
Mindscape 339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology
Philosopher Ned Block challenges computational functionalism, arguing that consciousness may depend on specific biological or sub-computational mechanisms rather than just the 'what' of computation, with profound implications for AI.
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