Sean Carroll

2 archived appearances · 2006–2007

PhysicsCosmologyQuantum MechanicsDark Energy

Sean Carroll (born October 5, 1966) is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author recognized for his research on dark energy, the arrow of time, and the foundations of quantum mechanics. As a professor at Johns Hopkins University and host of the Mindscape podcast, he has written popular science books including The Big Picture and Something Deeply Hidden, making complex ideas about the nature of reality accessible to a broad audience.

On the air with Art · 2

Dec 3, 2006 · 2h 39m
Cosmology and Time
Art Bell welcomes Sean Carroll, senior research associate in physics at the California Institute of Technology, for a wide-ranging discussion on the nature of time, space-time, and the possibility of time travel. Carroll explains that time has multiple definitions in physics, from the universal clock that labels eve...
Apr 28, 2007 · 2h 37m
Our Universe
Art Bell welcomes Sean Carroll, senior research associate in physics at the California Institute of Technology, for a conversation about cosmology timed with the landmark discovery of Earth-like exoplanet Gliese 581c. Art opens with extensive coverage of this newly found world just 20.5 light years away, describing...