Sean Carroll
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Sean Carroll is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist known for his work on the foundations of quantum mechanics, the arrow of time, and for popular science books and public debates about science and religion.
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| instanceOf |
person
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science communicator ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science
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PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | George B. Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Villanova University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
California Institute of Technology
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Johns Hopkins University NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Fe Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arrow of time
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cosmology ⓘ foundations of quantum mechanics ⓘ general relativity ⓘ philosophy of physics ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ science communication ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Sean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipatedIn |
public debates about science and religion
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public lectures on cosmology and physics ⓘ |
| hasPodcast | Mindscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Sean Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
advocacy of many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics
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emphasis on naturalism and poetic naturalism in philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
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Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime NERFINISHED ⓘ Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself NERFINISHED ⓘ The Biggest Ideas in the Universe book series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Particle at the End of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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cosmologist ⓘ physicist ⓘ podcaster ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy
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research professor of physics ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cosmological arrow of time
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dark energy ⓘ emergence of spacetime from quantum mechanics ⓘ inflationary cosmology ⓘ many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| website | https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/ ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Baltimore, Maryland
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Pasadena, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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