DiscoverWithin Reason#140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation
#140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation

#140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation

Update: 2026-01-262
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Sean Michael Carroll is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science.


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0:00 – Tour

0:32 – Can Science Alone Explain the Universe?

6:08 – The Principle of Sufficient Reason

10:07 – What Are the Laws of Physics?

18:22 – The Fine-Tuning Argument

32:39 – Does the Multiverse Undermine Morality?

36:29 – Free Will and the Multiverse

42:24 – What Is Emergence?

56:21 – What “Stuff” Do Materialists Believe In?

1:02:41 – How Does Consciousness Work on Materialism?

1:17:31 – What Could Move Sean Away from Materialism?

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#140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation

#140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation

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