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

[@lexfridman]

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. Transcript: lexfridman.com/sean-carroll-3-transcript <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="0">0:00</a> - 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 <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="114">1:54</a> - General relativity <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="853">14:13</a> - Black holes <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1143">19:03</a> - Hawking radiation <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1390">23:10</a> - Aliens <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1926">32:06</a> - Holographic principle <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3389">56:29</a> - Dark energy <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="62">1:02</a>:29 - Dark matter <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="71">1:11</a>:25 - Quantum mechanics <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="92">1:32</a>:47 - Simulation <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="95">1:35</a>:09 - AGI <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="109">1:49</a>:33 - Complexity <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="122">2:02</a>:17 - Consciousness <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="131">2:11</a>:23 - Naturalism <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="135">2:15</a>:40 - Limits of science <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="140">2:20</a>:25 - Mindscape podcast <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="150">2:30</a>: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.

[@JWStreeter]

I'm a huge fan of Sean Carrol, he's very articulate yet down to Earth, able to use plain langauge to explain difficult concepts. There's something about his manner of speaking that I enjoy too, it's really easy to follow his train of thought. He answered Lex's questions very directly and with a lot of passion. Great podcast.

[@lionelmessisburner7393]

He’s just such a cool guy. And the ideas he talks about, which actually are not fringe at all and often the consensus, make me feel comfort. Although that doesn’t drive me in what to believe is true.

[@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

[@JackWilliams-hg6ic]

Dude, this podcast is seriously next level. Sean Carroll absolutely crushed it - his insights into the nature of the universe are mind-blowing. Lex really knows how to bring out the best in his guests. Can't wait to see what other fascinating conversations he has in store!

[@rickjones5399]

He's my favorite lecturer. Bright and in good spirits

[@williamschloemer7572]

@@rickjones5399

[@JohnnyTwoFingers]

Too bad Sean know so little about Reality, to the degree that he equates it to the universe, and then fills impressionable minds with that bad model.

[@rickjones5399]

@@JohnnyTwoFingers bro stfu you don't know much of anything compared to him, lol. And that's facts

[@rickjones5399]

@@JohnnyTwoFingers okay, l@serr

[@CHXFIT95]

This is honestly the first scientist I have came across that I can really understand what he is saying. I am obsessed with space and everything that has to do with it. In 2.5 hours this man has single handily influenced me to learn far more than I already do, to download his books and to consume as much content as I possibly can inside of his podcast. Truly inspired here. What a wonderful guest. Would love to meet him myself and pick his brain for hours. What an interesting and intelligent human being you have brought onto this podcast.

[@seasonedbeefs]

Yeah Sean's great

[@kylewellman402]

He also has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience a few times. Totally worth the listen. His book "Something Deeply Hidden" is amazing.

[@luciebolduc]

yes, also reading Carl Sagen was my eye opener...

[@tiberiupaslaru3830]

He seems to be the best physicist communicator of his time

[@vinay92]

Check out "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe" - KZbin series in which Sean explains everything in modern physics beginning essentially from scratch. It is all targeted at the layman, someone with no technical background and yet he is able to cleanly disseminate the essence of what is going on without drowning in scientific nomenclature OR getting lost in the vagueness of abstraction. For anyone who wanted to understand what "quantum mechanics" (or other technical topics) was all about, but was too afraid - this is for you.

[@SirThanksalott]

Sean Carroll is such a gifted educator, to be able to repeat the process of teaching, explaining concepts with the same passion and energy every time tirelessly is the most valuable gift to have as a teacher and educator. With huge amounts of respect, thank you Mr. Carroll.

[@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

[@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.

[@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"

[@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.

[@CHXFIT95]

I’m not sure if I’m getting smarter, or this guy just teaches his craft extremely well and then breaks it down to where the audience can understand it, but wow, I learned so much. What a brilliant guest. Could listen to him speak all day.

[@dallysinghson5569]

Smarter people are able to break things down in a way to make it easier for themselves to understand... So in a way you're getting to feel smart as you've bypassed the parsing bit XD

[@CHXFIT95]

@@dallysinghson5569 yeah I was actually listening to him explain what I am talking about and he said in a way we are getting smarter the more we learn about this space but without the general understanding of quantum mechanics and general relativity through mathematical equations then we don’t actually understand the foundation of the understanding of the universe but in terms more so we are learning how things work and are connected along with theories which can be learned by words which makes us just understand the tip of the iceberg but not actually what’s beneath it. I listened to him speak on this after I posted it haha.

[@ionfeld]

He's been always great.. very well educated and talented, pure physics, no mumbo-jumbo spiritual metaphysical, let's wing crap,.. the only thing I remember i disagreed with him is his take on veganism, because he mentioned it once on his podcast.

[@jayvincent1865]

Good luck explaining entraphy to anyone under the age of 40...

[@jayvincent1865]

People these days can't comprehend the amount of energy or resources that are consumed as a result of (scrolling through social media)... Just the servers running the algorithm to feed you your favorite BS are consuming energy exponentially....

[@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.

[@breathspinecore]

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

[@ross-carlson]

And why science is so successful and amazing - it LEARNS.

[@BlakeGibbons]

That's just how information works lol

[@JohnnyTwoFingers]

Except fundamentalist materialism.

[@JohnnyTwoFingers]

​@@ross-carlsonDoes it learn flawlessly?

[@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!

[@adimart2214]

well what do you expect? that's his job, it's not like Lex was going to do all the talking. Lex is just a clueless fish enriching himself off the backs of wealthy intelligent individuals.

[@TheDominionOfElites]

yeah this is kind of the best use case for lex's style. his curosity and sincerity doesn't come across as well when speaking to hucksters or hateful people, but fits perfectly for a science communicator speaking in good faith about topics ppl are interested in.

[@cameronbutton2573]

Had to stop 13 mins in to comment on how much credit both Lex and Sean need - A) Sean’s ability to answer these questions which are let’s be honest, tough as shit, with such confidence and eloquence and I assume accuracy is incredible B) Lex’s questioning is insane - being able to understand the answers, ask the questions and then try to ensure answers are being explained in a way that gives us common folk a chance is molto impressive.

[@lisathomas1622]

56 seconds and my brain went WHAT? And then I tried to picture it, and I had a a great big surge of energy and a feeling of wanting to cry, … that’s a pretty strong reaction to a concept I never heard of. Usually when this happens I’m about to have a big download and epiphanies… yay. Lex your interviews are fantastic. You’re a terrific person, very informed, intelligent and intelligent enough to know there’s a lot we don’t know. Your guests are cutting edge, interesting people whom you question with an undeniable inquisitive nature. Your questions are fantastic and often not one that had occurred to me which helps me leaps and bounds. Thanks for sharing your personal perspective, it is very helpful. Very. I love thinking, and I used to waste my thoughts and time on nonsense. People like you who are making programs like this are doing humanity a great service. I wish you the very best. I appreciate you and your guests who can also be accredited with these descriptions. You’re all wonderful people! ❤

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@justin21491]

Sean Carroll is one of the best communicators alive today.

[@seancunningham7589]

He’s got an interesting voice and personality.. like he’s narrating or something lol

[@seancunningham7589]

But then some times he talks normal

[@curtismenzies428]

He's using the rubber ducky method. Talking it out loud helps solidify ideas

[@JohnnyTwoFingers]

The quality and accuracy of his content on the other hand ...

[@LordOfThePancakes]

Best rapper alive

[@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

[@brendawilliams8062]

Regarding neutrinos May they be like xerox copying. Each copy degrades the pixels

[@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]

😂🤣. . .😅

[@CFLsurfr]

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

[@JoJoRogain]

​@@CFLsurfr yet the ufos watch everyone's nukes with great interest. Theyre probably ready to cleanse the surface of rogue ai lest it escapes without us

[@joeblow2183]

I can listen to Sean Carrol all night

[@jonathanwalther]

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

[@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.

[@CHXFIT95]

Went and bought his books today, absolutely obsessed with how he delivers information. I’m an absolute fan. I’ll be watching his podcast soon like yours Lex. Could not be more greatful for a more better guest.

[@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.

[@FerrisMcLaren]

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).

[@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.

[@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!! ❤

[@Hyp3r-Fly]

Sean Carroll's books and lectures etc, the reason I took online courses in physics in my 50s. Absolute inspirational human. Glad to be alive with you sir

[@georichardson]

I don’t comment often, but this was the most interesting interview I have listened to in quite some time. Aside from the mercurial diversion into Aliens, this was a great example of Lex’s great skill of posing thought provoking questions and Sean Carroll’s simple explanations of difficult subjects.

[@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

[@CubeParrot1]

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

[@SlyFoxFo]

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

[@nicolasisaksson1175]

It is always a pleasure to hear people with high mental clarity explain things. I think Dr. Carol is unparalleled as a science communicator.

[@sandspar]

The once in a lifetime professor that changes the way you think in a most unexpected and empowering manner.

[@ThatNoobie]

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

[@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 ❤

[@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

[@Youtu.be_user]

Алексей и команда - спасибо вам огромное за перевод на русский! Смотрю вас из Москвы ❤

[@camdix3250]

Sean Carroll is a GIFT to us. Thank you so much for bringing this to us.

[@slimey_K]

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

[@el0j]

this is the shit i pay my internet provider for

[@CharlesGutman]

You don't need to be here. Go elsewhere; somewhere where your smart enough to understand the content. Bye.

[@CHXFIT95]

Haha I love it

[@CognizantApe]

😎🤘

[@el_meza9154]

Thank God for everything

[@alliibee4015]

Nice😂

[@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!

[@myguitardetective5961]

I forgive the relatively few pothead lines of questioning because it was amusing to listen to Sean Carroll answer them with perfect seriousness (rather than veiled ridicule). He's a good guy all around. That was an interview that you should remember with some pride Lex. Excellent preparation and superb questioning....

[@aaronh736]

I think Lex is a genius. Physisits and mathemeticians don't account for love. Lex keeps saying it over and over

[@Mnimosa]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="93">1:33</a>: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...

[@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

[@isitme1234]

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

[@mitchjacobs7603]

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

[@davido.newell4566]

as an 80 year old long time ADD adult individual who has spent time pondering questions which were addressed here, I must say how delighted I am to have listened to this. a favorite saying is " what do you see is what you get, what you get is what you look for, and what you look for is what you get." underneath its triteness there is wisdom which corresponds to much you have spoken about. language is the proximate source of much of our difficulties. we have built representational models in our minds out of language which we use to communicate to others. The most powerful language is science. if we were to use that understanding our relationship to the whole, and not attempting to outrun the consequences of our actions, we would not be in the trouble we currently are experiencing. thank you. I am signing up immediately for your program. we are one. 😊 David Newell

[@ciprian1979]

One of the smartest guests you've had! Eloquent, reasoned, speaks English so clearly that I understand 99.9% of his words (not everyone listening to your podcast is a native English speaker, I'm guessing you know). I liked that he didn't "jump" into trendy discussions (like those about the simulation theory - almost all talk of it is pseudoscience). Obviously i watch his podcast too, but that's where his guest talks more, i love it when he's a guest on other podcasts! thanks!

[@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.

[@chris.strandburg]

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

[@ahad2k11]

Sean isn't the one asking pot head questions

[@swirlinember1974]

@@ahad2k11 nan, hes a teacher too so he gets the questions coming at him

[@sirfer6969]

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

[@StrangeTu]

Love these talks about the universe - been interested since was a kid and now fall asleep to these docus. Thank you for inviting so many different type of guests!

[@pakyoungchae]

Sean Carroll might be my number one choice for a dinner partner. I never get tired of listening to him.

[@postoergopostum]

So where would you take him? What kind of cuisine? I had a veal Marsala in Florence, not the old city, the restaurant was out in Sesto. I reckon he would really like it.

[@cloudysunset2102]

Every sentence from Sean prompted by the surgically precise questioning by Lex causes my mind to split into infinite thought directions. This is an LSD trip without the LSD, just brilliant minds chatting.

[@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici]

Finally a real guest worth listening to

[@FelipeRodriguez-jw7kl]

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

[@1389Chopin]

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

[@Gishman5000]

I always enjoy Lex talking about aliens, space, black holes and the universe in general.

[@norcalpacific]

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

[@FerrisMcLaren]

you are a clown

[@collectivesartori]

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

[@ghost9-9ghost]

​@collectivesartori you guys are amateurs....I watched this episode 271 years ago, on the summit of Mount Cleverest , on Planet Huuzuu, on the other side of the galaxy. Sincerely, Dr.manhattan.

[@norcalpacific]

@@ghost9-9ghost Q would destroy Dr. Manhattan with a finger snap

[@ghost9-9ghost]

@norcalpacific hmm...I have to say I think Q and Manhattan are pretty equally.matched....Manhattan proved that he can reassemble himself even IF destroyed....and he knows the future so he would anticipate Q snapping him out of existence....and make a protective adjustment. However....Q wins the charisma and fun part....I loved that character.

[@Sinklebarn]

Well done Lex on the consistency of uploads

[@KirkpatrickSounds]

My 2 fav podcasters back together again - great episode!

[@bruhmomentos6548]

Where tf you been my whole life, found my playlist to get me through those tough days when bubba just won’t settle. Thanks for uploading this mate xx means a lot more to us then you think

[@Нэмор-ь7р]

Lex, Вы потрясающий! Смотрю Ваше общение лишь с третьим гостем, и очевидность Вашей превосходящей проникновенности в суть, для меня неоспорима! Вы тот, кто запускает моё "думанье", коий процесс страшил меня, но сей час обретший надежду в истинность такового пути.

[@ampleeeeeeeee]

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

[@flflflflflfl]

Thank you for the constant stream of interesting conversations.

[@B33t_R007]

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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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]

???

[@Erich614]

Love Sean Carroll been waiting for round 3!!!

[@jeremypfrost]

Unlike religion, this is actually dealing with reality. It's not a religion, it's man's search for truth (rather than a truth already packaged and given to us from the ancients).

[@kewreuz]

Read the Qur'an... God keeps asking you to think... and get convinced of truth... in other words, discover the truth... God also mentions covers that can obstruct seeing obvious things. Why are we stuck in other people's boxes trying to understand God's message to us?!

[@jeremypfrost]

@@kewreuz no need for the Qur'an or Islam if this is true. These are just more boxes obscuring God's truth.

[@kewreuz]

@@jeremypfrost I would read the message from the One who claims to have created everything these two are discussing.

[@jeremypfrost]

@@kewreuz That's a presumption. It's just another box from a particular time and place.

[@kewreuz]

@jeremypfrost isn't this reality presumption?!

[@jaycolucci5989]

Great interview Lex, please have Mr. Carroll back.

[@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.

[@lowtemp9053]

I see Sean Carroll, I click.

[@dom6512]

I see Sean Carroll and I flip 🖕

[@mikkoleppanen2921]

I drink coffee, I shit

[@ghost9-9ghost]

The tricky part is that you've never truly SEEN Sean Carroll

[@dom6512]

@@ghost9-9ghost Oh, but I have...

[@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?”

[@ghost9-9ghost]

I think lex has done too many drugs...trying to be "cool" in the rogan landscape...I feel like he has become sluggish and predictable in his thinking.

[@uncool110]

Honestly im never listening, im just starting it to sleep.

[@kobadinho]

Like me 😂 but now i listen

[@intanettrappin8367]

😂 yeah but I lie like my subconscious is taking it all in as I sleep lol

[@purplemonkeydishwasher5269]

I do this too... once. The basis if I'm tired I will go to sleep. If I'm not then I will learn something. I had some really disturbing dreams a few nights in a row and concluded it was due to a pod cast on police investigating the dark Web. So God only knows what I'm capable of with allowed this subconscious learning.

[@CalisthenicsWorldview]

Because of Sean Carroll, every morning I see entropy happening in my coffee lol

[@KlockedQQ]

If I found out tomorrow that Sean was an alien sent to earth to gradually teach humans about the universe I wouldn’t be surprised.

[@ajbogucki]

Sean is a superb person, love his work.

[@MrKingkratos123]

Me, after 8 shots of tequila on cinco de mayo; "ah yes, the sun".

[@zigarettenbruch6999]

An oasis is a real thing... Sean means "mirage".

[@Trev0r98]

Sean Carroll's happy glibness has driven Lex into the Amazon jungle.

[@nasiraliadil]

The first Lex podcast I listened with a default playback speed that included Lex questions.

[@TrexikLP]

This is the person Terrence Howard wants to be

[@speedgripper]

Mrrrrrr. Annnnnderson.....

[@PrajwalDSouza]

Sabine Hossenfelder, when? :P

[@SheanHoxie]

Sean Carroll the space GOAT

[@carpathus]

Lex got it right, these people are crazy. Cheers!

[@thepowerofyourtrueself4794]

Its fascinating listening to this conversation, there is so much more to us than we can comprehend and we may never know the full extent of our existence

[@KyleBenzien]

Amazing talk! Thanks for having it!

[@goncalocarvalho4917]

Very good show, Sean Carroll exudes intelligence and talks with such clarity it is disarming

[@SF-zc3mm]

This might sound stupid, but I take a sort of solice in the fact that the energy that bounced off everyones smiles throughout history is still out there.

[@MaSgasK-g7z]

I think I re-listened to this 3-4 times already. Great podcast!

[@sylviaowega3839]

Thanks Lex for providing us with another great podcast!

[@Haroldus0]

I absolutely loved this, learned a few things, and am deeply respectful of the simple yet effective production vales. Quite outstanding. The Chemistry of ideas was sublime.

[@CognizantApe]

SOOO excited I didn't know this was out. I needed something to watch and just realized this episode exists, thank you Lex & Sean for being who you are. Lol Stoked. 😎

[@TheBigFella]

Sean Carroll is awesome...