Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:54 - General relativity
14:13 - Black holes
19:03 - Hawking radiation
23:10 - Aliens
32:06 - Holographic principle
56:29 - Dark energy
1:02:29 - Dark matter
1:11:25 - Quantum mechanics
1:32:47 - Simulation
1:35:09 - AGI
1:49:33 - Complexity
2:02:17 - Consciousness
2:11:23 - Naturalism
2:15:40 - Limits of science
2:20:25 - Mindscape podcast
2:30:21 - Einstein
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Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. Transcript: lexfridman.com/sean-carroll-3-transcript 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - HiddenLayer: hiddenlayer.com/lex - Cloaked: cloaked.com/lex and use code LexPod to get 25% off - Notion: notion.com/lex - Shopify: shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial - NetSuite: netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour 1:54 - General relativity 14:13 - Black holes 19:03 - Hawking radiation 23:10 - Aliens 32:06 - Holographic principle 56:29 - Dark energy 1:02:29 - Dark matter 1:11:25 - Quantum mechanics 1:32:47 - Simulation 1:35:09 - AGI 1:49:33 - Complexity 2:02:17 - Consciousness 2:11:23 - Naturalism 2:15:40 - Limits of science 2:20:25 - Mindscape podcast 2:30:21 - Einstein

[@davedavisness]

Please interview: Abby Martin, Rabbi Elhanan Beck, George Galloway, Ilan Pappe, Christopher Bollyn, Dave Smith, Candace Owens, Jeffrey Sachs. Thanks

[@sumitdutta7043]

Hey Lex earlier you invited people from different religions like Islam and Christianity, why don't you invite someone from Indic Religions like Hinduism, Buddhism(including Tibetean, Zen), Sikhism, Jainism or from other asian philosophies like Shintosim etc. For Hinduism(specifically Adwaita Vedanta) you can invite Swami Sarvapriyananda, for Buddhism someone of Zochekchen Buddhism etc.

[@MOSP14]

It’s actually mind boggling to me that you upload this episode right now, I’ve been watching many of your conversations and recently watched your past two conversations with Sean and was really hoping in my mind to see a third interview, I think I might hope next for a million dollars 😂 thanks so much for so many great conversations that have accompanied me in some of my darkest moments.

[@cringevidshub3767]

If i keep visualizing a podcast with lex surely someday I’ll get on

[@kellysmith7511]

Thanks for another great podcast Lex. Could you please reach out to Prof.Sam Vaknin for a podcast. Sam is a professor of Psychology, a physicist with his own theory on time, lived in Russia etc. Lots for you to discuss, would be very interesting for you and your viewers.

[@cringevidshub3767]

Seeing the title was like getting a milkshake with all my favorite flavors delivered at my doorstep

[@hmp01]

we have the same favourite milkshake friend

[@LegionOfEclaires]

Vanilla with a blend of physics.

[@davidasher22]

And less fattening!

[@cringevidshub3767]

@@davidasher22 the brain calories im burning are giving me a 6 pack at the moment

[@eduardobreda1279]

bro. Yes.

[@Nturner822]

Aliens: “how are the monkeys doing?” Probe: “they have nukes aimed at each other and are building AI” Aliens: 🍿

[@WaleedKhan-ms3qv]

haha XD

[@cloudysunset2102]

If there are "aliens" checking in on us I believe they are patiently waiting for our inevitable self-destruction. We are probably an entertaining curiosity to them, if there are any "them" out there at all which I sorta doubt.

[@fahimp3]

😂🤣. . .😅

[@InherentVyas]

No, you're the monke!!!!!

[@CFLsurfr]

Ironically, the nuke aiming led to peace for a century between major powers.

[@breathspinecore]

“As we understand the universe better and better, some things stick with us, and others get replaced.” Brilliantly stated. Great podcast!

[@BMcDuffie]

I've seen almost every one of your podcasts - this one takes the cake for me. Not just Sean, but your consistent engagement and how you keep him talking is top tier. Thank you both!

[@sebah1991]

I absolutely love Sean Carroll. Glad he is back!

[@willwcbb]

I could listen Sean talk about pretty much anything for pretty much any length of time

[@willwcbb]

Also he got a haircut!

[@pensive8552]

A woke asshat that tried to cancel one of his colleagues because his college was arguing for merit over wokeism.

[@_CoasterNinja]

Brian Cox and Sean Carroll are must watches for me. Even if I can’t wrap my head around most of the topics.

[@croatoansounds]

Total legend. He is for sure the one “science communicator” that I distinctly remember always being exciting for me to listen to. Definitely got me hooked on these topics, as a layperson not involved in these fields. He can engage really well at a sort of “low res” level, knowing what will help get an average audience to begin thinking about these things. But, he can also get so much deeper and show off his chops without making it entirely impenetrable, which is definitely a skill outside of the science itself. Granted, I don’t claim to understand a lot of the deeper complex stuff 😂 but, at a minimum I can start imagining how he and others think about these things, hopefully over time grasping some of these things without actually practicing the math haha

[@MOSP14]

Who’s watching this really high right now?

[@MOSP14]

Me buddy 😂

[@7KingCobra7]

😂

[@muffinfucker226]

Being high is relative

[@claudiaarjangi4914]

Just woke up. It's early morning. Time to get bloused. 😁🌏☮️

[@MOSP14]

@@claudiaarjangi4914 go get that fresh breeze 💨

[@SANG0I]

This may be the best podcast duo of all time. Could listen all day to Lex’s amazing questions and Sean’s brilliant answers

[@MrX-zz2vk]

The Paul Rosalie interview(369)is my personal favorite and all his interviews with Elon. But yeah, Sean Carroll is great too.

[@khonsu0273]

Sean Carroll is definitely the best scientific communicator alive I think. Can make really complex ideas sound simple, is engaging and respectful, doesn't talk down, whilst still gently correcting misconceptions. Brilliant really. Perhaps a slight criticism is that he's just a tad *too* laid-back , could show a bit more passion, but minor nitpick really.

[@FerrisMcLauren]

Eric Weinstein is a more serious thinker. You are a clown

[@tobyw9573]

No sense in talking faster than the speed of thought of your audience. Carrol is a top explainer! Explanations are no good if the listener does not have the time to learn.

[@Gws525]

Brian Cox is in the same league. Both absolutely fantastic

[@JohnnyDigital27]

Absolutely agree with that statement. Both high-level and low-level explanations are on point and very tailored to the target audience. Brian Cox doing Wonders of the Universe was my first, and inspired me to do an undergrad in physics. But Sean Carroll is definitely the best.

[@voltydequa845]

@@tobyw9573 There is sense! If they adjust the rhythm to leave time to understand, and if they talk something that requires some mental effort of understanding, even intellectually gifted would get tired after 20 min. This is just scitainment (like infotainment).

[@LuganskiyS]

That's the pinnacle of global podcast production. Thank you Lex and your team and your guests for the high quality conversations

[@twistedoperator4422]

Lol

[@jessicacoates1611]

The entire time i was listening i thought he sounds like. He lives in Baltimore lol

[@4emcarthur]

Yeah, but no one is driving the conversation about stopping chimps from getting spanked! #PlanetoftheSpankedApes

[@4emcarthur]

We should be having a conversation about stopping chimps from being spanked! #PlanetoftheSpankedApes

[@BernyBanton]

I have learned so much from Dr. Carroll through all these years, the easy way to explain such difficult concepts seems like a gift..

[@TheBellCurve_]

Lex screwed up. Should have talked about Boltzmann Brains

[@tommydaniels1805]

@@TheBellCurve_have they never covered this in the past two collaborations?

[@voltydequa845]

Learned what? Cook better? Clean better? Navigate better during your trips in the universe?

[@mbird1291]

He dropped the ball then, during minute 12 when he said "The longest time between 2 points is a straight line, and if you zig back and forth in spacetime, you take less and less time to go from point A to point B."

[@MM-qt6yn]

Source of all these concepts = "Trust me bro"

[@joeblow2183]

I can listen to Sean Carrol all night

[@savaloy666999]

Sean is always such a joy to listen to. That velvety voice aside, he is so courteous, and understands the dynamics of conversation as deeply as he understands the dynamics of thermodynamics. I hope everyone listening subs to his channel!!!

[@dom6512]

His sing songy voice infuriates me. I guess smugness is an intriguing quality to some people. 🤷

[@glowerworm]

​​@@dom6512i think it comes from his history as a mentor to students, explaining simple concepts constantly, learning which words need to be emphasized because they're often ignored in the context of his explanation. Like I personally can't stand the way Michio Kaku talks, so I can understand a personal distaste for a person's cadence

[@ArmArmAdv]

Sean Carroll is amazing! He hosts one of the best science and philosophy podcasts. A true scholar with a wealth of knowledge, a clear mind, and a lucid explainer of complicated subjects.

[@sheikhi1000]

He speaks very clearly and understandably tbh

[@Stirlingsays]

He signed a letter that damaged a person because they had different politics from him. Carroll isn't a nice guy.

[@russ6768]

Also gives off a strong air of arrogance, if you’re into that

[@JamesRockefeller45]

​@@Stirlingsaysmaybe he signed it because he thought the other guy wasn't a nice guy. Kinda like how your writing a comment telling us Carrol isn't a nice guy.... Do you see the irony?

[@Stirlingsays]

@@JamesRockefeller45 That isn't irony. Also, not liking someone's politics is one thing, participating in damaging their career because you don't like their views is another thing entirely. A nice guy would not involve himself in that.

[@cctompk1]

I love the questions Lex asks. He is the perfect bridge between the listener and the person being interviewed.

[@maillardsbearcat]

He's like the smart version of Joe Rogan

[@elrey8876]

*LEX* wants to believe alien civilisations exist like Joe Rogan wants to believe Bigfoot exists.

[@rjScubaSki]

@@maillardsbearcathe’s one step up. Smart is a few steps beyond that

[@iomegaman72]

They are great questions but I feel like they don't flow very well. Not sure if that makes sense or if anyone else feels that way but I feel like the flow of conversation is disjointed at times. This video still gets a thumbs up from me regardless, as it's always a treat to hear straight from the horse's mouth!

[@radicalDeparter]

@@iomegaman72I think it’s because Lex always asks the “love” / “beauty” woo-woo questions, whereas his guests tend to be technically-minded subject matter experts who aren’t looking to veer off into the mystical or whimsical. So it’s feels disjointed or mismatched from the audience perspective.

[@idatong976]

Wow, thank you Lex for this stimulating episode with Sean Carroll. Even a layperson like me can start loving science after watching your podcast! I respect you, I like you, and I agree with you that science is a fascinating subject! Thank you so much.

[@ifyoureanythinglikeme9595]

I’m calling it. Sean is going to win a Nobel prize at some point

[@tobyw9573]

What has Sean discovered or proved? But perhaps there is a need for excellent explanations besides science. Did I miss something? Another needed award is for the history of physics, most are very conscientious of crediting others' work.

[@Teajryan]

​@@tobyw9573Did you read the part where they typed "at some point?"

[@sas6561]

@@Teajryan ... well said Teaj. You properly put toby in his place, without "too" much sarcasm.

[@mikefisher5005]

Theoretical physicists are not likely candidates compared to "hands-on" experimental physicists

[@GRUMIAM]

No he will not. For what exactly? I love the guy but he doesnt discover stuff.

[@JoEmAmMaSoN]

Yes Lex!! Sean Carrol and Brian Cox are the two best Physicists doing podcasts I think! Glad he’s back. NOW DO BRIAN COX NEXT!!!! ASAP!!!! Edit:Agreed Brian Greene is amazing! He’s in there too. Brian Greene also has about a million hours of talks posted, which I listen to all the time too. But Brian Cox doesn’t have as much, yet he’s amazing and we need more. So chill out lol

[@jamesepperson5940]

Imagine Brian and Lex for 4 hours lol. I would listen to every word

[@russ6768]

It looks like ‘over-rated’ auto-corrected to ‘best’ again, somehow

[@holy42cosmos]

Brian greene is better

[@dougnulton]

Love those 2, but Brian Greene deserves to be in that discussion.

[@phillipdean9830]

​@@holy42cosmoshe's my absolute favourite.

[@chris.strandburg]

“My life is pot head questions” -Dr. Sean Carroll

[@ahad2k11]

Sean isn't the one asking pot head questions

[@anthonyrobinson3514]

My favorite kinds of videos on KZbin cosmologists, physicists, etc usually learn something new and cool about the universe every time I watch one

[@kabir09999]

I feel so dumb about how much I don’t know and yet I feel so much more smarter than when I started listening to the podcast. I do need to listen to it a few more times to really make sense of it all! its a blink and you miss it thing if you’re not really that technically gifted. thank you Lex and Sean ❤

[@captain_context9991]

Sean Carroll is one of the guys that decidedly got me into science. Not so much lately, but 10 years ago.

[@fractalnomics]

he's gone woke

[@captain_context9991]

@@fractalnomics Everybody has to be if they dont want to lose their jobs in American colleges / universities.

[@jacobyakunt4675]

Science is like religion these days most physicists are clinging onto old theories that dont work with our current data.

[@creativityhub1350]

@@fractalnomics how exactly has he "gone woke"?

[@captain_context9991]

@@jacobyakunt4675 And still... Even if that was true... Its nothing like religion.

[@SupremeScientist]

Honestly, I never get tired of listening to Dr. Carroll. Looking forward to the new book! 💯

[@russ6768]

Seriously?, how don’t you find him exhaustingly arrogant and anti-charismatic

[@SupremeScientist]

@@russ6768 I actually prefer my physicists arrogant. 👍🏿

[@russ6768]

@@SupremeScientist no,…really? Well there you go, If you wear a sign saying ‘I have poor taste’, you might as well make sure everyone is looking at it 🤷‍♂️

[@SupremeScientist]

@@russ6768 You're clearly bored. I'm sorry you wasted your life making KZbin comments and no one cares enough about your opinions to interview you. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@russ6768]

@@SupremeScientist please write more clearly - it should say ‘bored due to under stimulation from inferior competition such as that exemplified by Sean Carroll fans’ Also, you’re welcome for allowing you to interview me

[@GabrielMacaulay]

After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!

[@stuartkirkby]

I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@GabrielMacaulay]

Thanks to my co-worker (Alex) who suggested Ms Mary Elizabeth Webb .

[@GabrielMacaulay]

She's a licensed broker in the states 🇺🇸

[@GabrielMacaulay]

After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.

[@LilyAshton88]

Wow that's nice She makes you that much!! please is there a way to reach her services, I work 3 jobs and trying to pay off my debts for a while now!! Please help me.

[@user-is4ef8gh2w]

Sean Carroll is fantastic! So excited he is the guest today!! Thanks, Lex, for treating us to this interesting and thought provoking discussion.

[@Mnimosa]

At 1:33:00 when Sean tries to be patient with Lex's impatience and trying to find a way through his often wildly articulated demands for answers and says "...as long as you are not adding two even numbers and finding an odd number". Ah, the wisdom of a good teacher...

[@mitchjacobs7603]

This is being released right before my final on the same subject, perfect timing. Thanks!

[@Dark_Tesla]

"We get better and better at doing things efficently, but we invent more things we want do faster- than we get good at doing them efficeintly, so we continue to make things worse in various ways." -Sean Carroll, Theoretical Physicist That one was a banger

[@justin21491]

Sean Carroll is one of the best communicators alive today.

[@norcalpacific]

this episode only came out 47 minutes ago but I've already watched all of it in a parallel universe.

[@FerrisMcLauren]

you are a clown

[@collectivesartori]

That’s nothing. I watched it ten minutes from now

[@ThatNoobie]

I was introduced to Lex from one of Sean's interviews. Good to come full circle

[@bariizlam638]

My favorite physicist and science communicator. Thanks a lot for having Professor Sean Carrol. I always learn so much every time I listen to him

[@Jesse-cx4si]

I respect him and appreciate his mind and ability to communicate. He says he doesn’t know how time or existence began, or why it all is here. But at the same time he denies and derides the possibility and belief of a “higher power” that allowed it all to be. 🤔

[@CubeParrot1]

Your content past weeks have been insane Lex, big thanks, but also don't forget about you!

[@RetentionLedGrowth]

Wow, what a kind comment. Well done fellow human

[@FelipeRodriguez-jw7kl]

Thank you Lex! Been waiting for more of these, especially Sean!

[@Thrive910]

On day 4 of attempting to make it through this interview while also watching the clips that were extracted. Really enjoy Sean, he is my favorite public intellectual.

[@tracyosick1099]

I barely saw Sean’s name and the words “quantum” and “relativity” and couldn’t click fast enough! Thanks Lex for having Sean back! Keep up the great work!! ❤

[@SlyFoxFo]

Two of my favorite podcasters on the same podcast together?? Hell yeah! 🎉

[@sylviaowega3839]

Sean is right that people don’t know how to disagree. For too many people either go to the insults, raise their voice, strawman the argument, or get up and leave.

[@karimnasser9226]

Sean Carroll, my favorite Physicist! There are many which I admire and watch/listen to, but I find Mr. Carroll the one that vibrates at my frequency. One more thing: We are alone.

[@flflflflflfl]

Thank you for the constant stream of interesting conversations.

[@Mighhhttt]

It’s been about a week and a half since I discovered Sean Carroll. After watching many videos and interviews of him (including the last 2 episodes with Lex), finding this part 3 today felt special. I love coincidences! Such a good timing.

[@CasualMutoi]

Lex I listen to your stuff so often. I am so happy to see Sean Carroll here! Congrats and may the force be with you!

[@marthajohnson2775]

This was extremely interesting. Thank you for interviewing Sean Carroll. His ability to explain complex concepts made the subject material easier to grasp.

[@slimey_K]

I could listen to Mr. Carroll for hours. Thank you both.

[@sirfer6969]

I love the line "And now, dear friends..."....you're a real class act Mr Fridman

[@jacksonabroad]

Not to fanboy out, but Sean Carrol has the natural charisma you only see in people like Sagan or Tyson.

[@jonathanwalther]

2,5 hours with Sean Carroll!!! I cannot believe it. You are amazing Lex. Thank you so so much.

[@danielcook1271]

Wait. New Mindscape, and a Lex / Sean interview today. Am a lucky fan boy today.

[@yazidmo9399]

From Sean Carrol to Nick Lane to Paul Rosolie to David Kipping to Dan Carlin to Richard Wrangham. Yeah.. this channel has taken over the podcast world (and I love Joe), keep it up Lex ❤️💯

[@tikarmavodicka8123]

Thank you for your effort and time. This interview was brilliant! I enjoyed every minute. I'm left even more curious about the nature of our universe, which is a beautiful place to be.

[@KirkpatrickSounds]

My 2 fav podcasters back together again - great episode!

[@Erich614]

Love Sean Carroll been waiting for round 3!!!

[@jkinkamo]

Thanks professor. This motivates me to re-run (3rd round) and continue professor Carroll's "Biggest Ideas" course, and I just ordered those two of his latest books. In addition to that, these Lex Fridman physics discussions have helped me a lot on my self paced physics MOOC-studies. I really can recommend this podcast series as additional support material for the "Subatomic Stories" on-line course of Fermilab too.

[@MrPittsSox]

So so good. Please keep having Sean back. His description of the entropy of a black hole becoming less dense and distributing information sounds an awful lot like a Big Bounce.

[@ph1xtonCro]

In the past few weeks I rewatched previous conversations with Lex and Sean, and now I see there is a new one?? Omg, just what I needed!

[@Sinklebarn]

Well done Lex on the consistency of uploads

[@OdwallaJuice.]

Thanks for doing this podcast. I really enjoyed the discussion.

[@SB-wb8mw]

I love the point about entropy and riding the wave. Thanks again!

[@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici]

Finally a real guest worth listening to

[@Krypto_Knite]

My two favourite podcasters. Awesome!

[@anuraglamsal5142]

Love the Mindscape podcast. Glad to see Sean here!

[@joshnicholson6194]

I am a mathematics and computer science undergraduate in my penultimate year, but I completed a philosophy degree (and 4 years of a law degree) prior, so I really enjoy listening to Sean Carroll. He is the most philosophically literate science communicator of all time, I think.

[@CodepageNet]

yessss! Finally a great guest again! can't wait to listen to it, several times.

[@dom6512]

Several? What was so complex or difficult to grasp that you couldn't absorb it the first time? I got bored and couldn't finish the first round. Sing song speak about nothing new with an overabundance of smug is not my definition of a good time.

[@voltydequa845]

@@dom6512 We are in sync. Consider also the following, that I experimented with a person (though on other matters - not this scitainment, but general infotainment): "You've been watching this and think that you learned something? Then please try to write down at least some rows of what you've learned." This is the only way to recover some people from the cognitive derail where they think they learn / grasp something.

[@dom6512]

@@voltydequa845 More than what people may learn from it, what did they agree with? What did they challenge, and why? I listen to podcasts as a mental exercise. Sometimes I learn new things, sometimes I challenge what I hear and sometimes, I adapt my understanding. Most don't have a clue of the content they listen to and think simply listening makes them smart somehow. They have no grasp on how these topics apply to reality.

[@voltydequa845]

@@dom6512 Agree. As for learning vs challenging , mine "... that you learned something" applies to both. It is an euphemism out of the need to not be rude by explicitly saying that the person (dear to us) is not able to understand, that is beyond his/her possibility, be it because rhetorically decorated hot air, or be it because too complex from the cognitive and/or intellectual pov. To make it short I resort to concepts of Protagora's "Man is a measure of all things" and Plato's cave expressed indirectly - there's no whatever cognitive value if you cannot grasp it for whatever reason (from Protagoras), and it is a vaste of time trying to get in sync with foreign cognitive domains (from Plato). When it comes to relativity, the recital by carapace and their parroting public, it is beyond grotesque. I was surprised to find that I was in sync with what Tesla was saying about all this. Yes, as in Erasmus' In Praise of Folly when he speaks about the illusions.

[@BrianFedirko]

Sean Rocks!!! Einstein & Newton were the genius I read growing up. Sean Carroll is my living philosopher I now follow and agree with almost 100%, including my atheistic outlook. He is genius beyond what our generation deserves just as Albert and Isaac. Sean is beyond. He contains so much well thought out knowledge that endlessly emitts in interviews and lectures. Gr8! Peace ☮💜Love

[@oldoddjobs]

???

[@Progameroms]

Sean Carroll is one of the greatest minds and colaborator of Earths current collective thought experiment. A very large number of in depth videos, on topics that spark thoughts into almost being able to believe in infinite possibilities...

[@susanwoodcarver]

Simply excellent! Mainly because Lex always asks the questions that are in my head.❤

[@CraigMCox]

“I wrote an interesting paper on dark energy and how it might be related to gravity” Lex: “But what about aliens in the ocean that we *see* but don’t fully understand?”

[@ampleeeeeeeee]

Let out an audible "YESSS" when I saw this. Always love Sean!

[@gregpope4652]

Deadly to hear you both converse. Excellent and amazing thank you

[@SynSauce]

I can’t begin to relay in words how much I enjoyed this episode. Sean, you’ve been an inspiration to this cattle farmer and I can’t thank you enough for spending your life imparting your insights.

[@lowtemp9053]

I see Sean Carroll, I click.

[@dom6512]

I see Sean Carroll and I flip 🖕

[@mikkoleppanen2921]

I drink coffee, I shit

[@ryanbeatbox8274]

IM SO GLAD SEANS BACK ON THE PODCAST FOR THE 3RD TIME. SO EXCITED IM TYPING IN CAPITALS. I SAID YAY OUTLOUD SOON AS I SAW THE TITLE. IM SO HYPED. THANK YOU.

[@user-eh4gm2di9n]

GREAT conversation. I love it. Thanks.

[@patrickmantonio]

Sean is such a great explainer, his monthly AMA's are the best to fall asleep to.

[@captainzappbrannagan]

Sean is amazing. Love his AMA and his excellent way to approach every range of topics. He is right Kicking Horse - Kick Ass Coffee is the best!

[@Jalliams]

Haven’t even watched yet and I am PUMPED! Mindscape podcast is a favourite, and this should be a blast. Thank you, Lex & team 🙏

[@consumer1843]

Dr. Fridman is an apt interviewer of Dr. Carroll. An information domain PhD talking with a physical domain PhD.

[@ranjeettunes]

Sean Carroll is unmatched in his eloquence. And he's an active working theoretical physicist. This is an excellent LF program. Thank you!

[@dom6512]

You just taught me something new. I didn't know "eloquent" equated to smug, but now I do, just like "enlightened".

[@ranjeettunes]

@@dom6512 huh? ok i guess...🙃 "What is the meaning of eloquent person? When you're eloquent, you have a way with words. An eloquent speaker expresses herself clearly and powerfully. Even though eloquent usually describes oral speech, it can also be used to describe powerful writing. Being eloquent is about using words well."

[@dom6512]

​@@ranjeettunes sat·ire /ˈsaˌtī(ə)r/ noun the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Sean comes across as very smug with his sing song cadence and demeanor.

[@ranjeettunes]

@@dom6512 it's worth trying to understand what folks say, rather their delivery. he's a scientist. also, your satire was aimed at nothing in the program. didn't hear any politics in the program?

[@dom6512]

@@ranjeettunes Some people function with low density.. Satire does not have to only pertain to politics. I referred to Sean in general, during the entire program. Why must you point out that he is a scientist? Duh!

[@ajbogucki]

Sean is a superb person, love his work.

[@tonybowen455]

Two of my fav podcasters. This one made my year, thanks!

[@jchastain789]

I enjoy every second of these types of talks. Ty lex.

[@el0j]

this is the shit i pay my internet provider for

[@PrajwalDSouzaCrazyTalks]

Sabine Hossenfelder, when? :P

[@AhmadN]

Thank you so much Lex. You both are a big deal for me, and I respect both of you a lot. That was a great episode. His unwavering commitment to real science and your intelligence on putting the most interesting and and relavent questions, I don’t know how to say it how great you are. Thanks again

[@szlvid6]

Amazing content! We are so blessed for this content! Thank you!🌱

[@mr.goldfish7473]

Lex blocks 80% of his fans on X

[@ToadSageSenpai]

Please don't make fun of me if this is supposed to be a meme or a sarcastic quib, if that's the case, I'm simply out of the loop on it. Otherwise, wtf? Is there at least a good reason for this or is there any reference point to gather any proof or evidence of such a claim?

[@mr.goldfish7473]

@@ToadSageSenpai i don't know what to tell you. he randomly blocked a shit ton of people. I came across a thread and I was blocked just like thousands of other people. I never even mentioned him. Just committed the wrong thought crime for Mr. Love Freidman.

[@voltydequa845]

Given for granted, he is right to block. No sense to avoid blocking since he cannot read them. And he, or whoever else with a wide public, cannot arrive to read so many comments.

[@JayThinksHappiness]

Where your data to support your claim ?

[@oboy9090]

I can no longer take Sean Carroll serious after his "Woke Science" stance.

[@jonathon5075]

Don't you mean "science" :P

[@rolllimp]

This podcast is the most fascinating one I've watched all the way through that I didn't understand 1 bit of😭😭😭😭

[@gcmlrd12]

Lex once again you impress. There is no peer I see. Your conversations through so vast the information pool are classic. I don’t know if it’s called journalism or a look at the human condition but it’s informative to the tee. Thanks again for what I appreciate is HARD work and an excellent grasp of subject matter from the prospective of the interview.

[@paradisecityX0]

Carroll is not only a presuppositional materialist but he has fully bought into gender ideology -- which discredits everything he ever said and ever will say

[@CarryMeBoise]

😅😅

[@paradisecityX0]

@@CarryMeBoise 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomabow8949]

"presuppositional materialist" I wonder what you are

[@paradisecityX0]

@@thomabow8949 I'm a realist

[@JesseAllenJr]

Lex's ability to intuitively understand these concepts without deep knowledge of the subject is seriously inspiring. I couldnt wrap my head around 90% of this conversation even despite having read all the books and listened to countless podcasts.

[@1389Chopin]

As usual - sean is yet another podcaster's best guest. Most interesting conversation hopefully more people hook in

[@commonsense99]

This is awesome I need to come back and finish up listening

[@Jed800]

No one can make me feel so calm while talking about the vastness and craziness of the universe, as Mr. Carrol does.

[@Jugokazooie]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode with Sean Carroll!

[@user-zq7xz5fu6w]

These kinds of talks always get me thinking and interested in learning about this subject and stuff. Just the whole idea behind the universe and everything along that sorts. French kiss

[@maillardsbearcat]

Incredible episode. Thank you both.

[@jannichi6431]

One of Lex's greatest gifts, arguably, may be giving understanding of STEM subjects to the layperson understandable🙏👍

[@VabellaBeauty]

Super excited for this episode thank you Lex 💙 🎧 💨