About this episode

In this episode, Sean Carroll answers questions from Patreon supporters in the June 2026 Ask Me Anything session.

Welcome to the June 2026 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good -- and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy! Blog post with AMA questions and transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/06/01/ama-june-2026/ New paper I talk about in the beginning of the episode: S.M. Carroll, N. Diachenko, and S. Dulani, "Toward a Phenomenologically Acceptable Quantum Cyclic Universe."

People in this episode

Host: Sean Carroll

Topics covered

• Ask Me Anything
• Patreon
• Quantum Cyclic Universe
• Science
• Philosophy

Keywords

• AMA
• Patreon
• questions
• quantum
• cyclic universe

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Toward a Phenomenologically Acceptable Quantum Cyclic Universe

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