Sean Carroll

Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | June 2026
Sean Carroll fields a diverse range of listener questions, from the hypothetical Pope Leo XIV's stance on AI to the intricacies of quantum cyclic universes, the philosophy of free will, and the future of science and society.

Solo: Looking Quantum Mechanics in the Eyeball | Mindscape 355
Sean Carroll argues that fundamental reality in quantum mechanics is an abstract vector in Hilbert space, and familiar concepts like space and locality are emergent properties, not fundamental.

Christian List on Free Will and Levels of Reality | Mindscape 354
Christian List redefines free will as an emergent property of intentional agents, compatible with physical determinism at lower levels, and applicable to AI and corporate entities.
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