Science Vs

Will you hit play on this episode?? It feels like that decision is totally within your control — but what if it’s not? What if free will is just an illusion? Lots of people are using science to say that free will is a trick of the mind, that whether or not you listen to this episode, or eat a taco, or do a silly dance right now — it’s all predestined. But do we really have science receipts for that? We find out by talking to neuroscientist Prof. John-Dylan Haynes and theoretical physicist Prof. Sean Carroll.  Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsFreeWill  Check out Sean Carroll’s podcast, Mindscape, here: https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/  In this episode, we cover: (00:00) When you remember you have free will  (02:21) What is free will? (04:26) The argument against free will(18:07) The argument for free will  This episode was produced by Meryl Horn with help from Rose Rimler, Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, Michelle Dang and Wendy Zukerman. We’re edited by Blyt