Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | August 2026
Summary
Sean Carroll discusses LeBron James joining the Sixers as a symbol of hope, reflecting on the non-rational joy of sports fandom. He addresses listener questions on parenting curious children, the severe damage to US academia from political cuts, and the Boltzmann brain paradox. Carroll also shares travel tips for Santa Fe, critiques de-extinction efforts, and analyzes AI’s transformative yet misusable impact on education and society.
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