#140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation
January 26, 2026
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Episode 140 · January 26, 2026
#140 Sean Carroll - The Limits of Scientific Explanation
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<p>Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access.</p><p><br /></p><p>Come to my UK tour: https://www.livenation.co.uk/alex-o-connor-tickets-adp1641612.</p><p><br /></p><p>For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sean Michael Carroll is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science.</p><p><br /></p><p><u><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong></u></p><p>0:00 – Tour</p><p>0:32 – Can Science Alone Explain the Universe?</p><p>6:08 – The Principle of Sufficient Reason</p><p>10:07 – What Are the Laws of Physics?</p><p>18:22 – The Fine-Tuning Argument</p><p>32:39 – Does the Multiverse Undermine Morality?</p><p>36:29 – Free Will and the Multiverse</p><p>42:24 – What Is Emergence?</p><p>56:21 – What “Stuff” Do Materialists Believe In?</p><p>1:02:41 – How Does Consciousness Work on Materialism?</p><p>1:17:31 – What Could Move Sean Away from Materialism?</p>
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