# AMA | December 2025

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Podcast: [Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-carroll-s-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas-444522)
Published: 2025-12-15T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to the December 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (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. Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/12/15/ama-december-2025/ In the intro I give a plug for the Pods Fight Poverty effort organized by GiveDirectly . Please consider making a donation to help families in Rwanda! Enjoy!

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