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Stay Tuned with Preet

Quantum Leap (with Sean Carroll)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, Society & Culture, News

4.832.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist who serves as a Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. Carroll strives to convey complicated physics concepts in accessible terms on his Mindscape podcast and in his popular books, including last year’s The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion. He joins Preet to talk about the relationship between science and philosophy, how to comprehend quantum mechanics, and whether there are billions of similar universes operating alongside our own.  Plus, Special Counsel David Weiss’s testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee about the Hunter Biden prosecution and Trump’s reported plan to use the Department of Justice for revenge if he retakes the presidency. Take the CAFE survey to help us plan for our future: bit.ly/3QBS5th   Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Carroll talk more about depictions of time travel in Hollywood films. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: cafe.com/stay-tuned/quantum-leap-with-sean-carroll/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.

0:05.0

I'm Preet Barara.

0:08.0

Every possible measurement outcome happens, but in a separate copy of the universe. The equations that were

0:16.4

invented decades before to understand how atoms behave and how electrons move

0:22.2

around, These equations clearly predict that. It just

0:26.7

took 30 years for physicists to admit that maybe we should listen to what the equations

0:31.6

are trying to tell us.

0:33.0

That's Sean Carroll.

0:39.0

He's a theoretical physicist and a homewood professor of natural philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.

0:44.5

Carol has long sought to present the complicated world of physics in an approachable

0:49.0

manner. He does just that in his popular books including his latest, the biggest ideas in the universe,

0:55.2

space, time, and motion.

0:58.1

Carol also talks with other physicists, philosophers, and thought leaders on his Mindscape podcast.

1:04.2

Carol joins me to talk about the relationship between science and philosophy,

1:08.0

how to comprehend quantum mechanics, and whether there are billions of similar

1:11.8

universes operating alongside our own.

1:15.0

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