Joe Rogan Experience #1352 - Sean Carroll

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 17, 2019

Duration

1h 30m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Sean Carroll is a cosmologist and physics professor specializing in dark energy and general relativity. He is a research professor in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology.His new book "Something Deeply Hidden" is now available and also look for “Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast” on Apple Podcasts.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Sean Carroll

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Sean Carroll, Joe Rogan Experience #1352 - Sean Carroll explores sean Carroll Demystifies Quantum Reality, Many-Worlds, And Human Understanding Physicist Sean Carroll joins Joe Rogan to explain what quantum mechanics really says about reality, why most working physicists use it like a black box, and why he believes we can and should understand it conceptually. They walk through core ideas like wave functions, measurement, superposition, entanglement, and the controversial many‑worlds interpretation, contrasting it with alternatives such as hidden variables and spontaneous collapse theories. Carroll argues that physics has underinvested in the foundations of quantum theory, leaving a tiny community—often housed in philosophy departments—to tackle the deepest questions. The conversation also touches on the history and culture of physics, public misconceptions, the role of philosophy, probability, emergent classical behavior, and how long-form media like podcasts can spread complex ideas.

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