1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Welcome to the September 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by&amp;nbsp;Patreon supporters&amp;nbsp;(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/2025/09/08/ama-september-2025/ Support Mindscape on&amp;nbsp;Patreon. Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/39645550/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/197246215