{"podcast":{"title":"Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas","slug":"sean-carroll-s-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas-444522","podcast_index_feed_id":444522,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/604590/destinations/5264190.xml","website_url":"https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/0/6/d/b06d098337897af116c3140a3186d450/21d641ef836c48dff270cbede4360d187bdd6c56cb126be7d6f51078db34d4675527fa72e13c86bb573ec42c5d4fc493e18e7d95fec734ec77168fc379baefcf.jpeg","author":"Sean Carroll","episode_count":436,"summary":"Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you've come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, philosophy, culture and much more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T04:17:06.610110+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-carroll-s-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas-444522"},"episode":{"title":"360 | Marc Berman on the Science of Touching Grass","slug":"360-marc-berman-on-the-science-of-touching-grass","published_at":"2026-07-06T11:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-carroll-s-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas-444522/360-marc-berman-on-the-science-of-touching-grass","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-carroll-s-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas-444522","url":"https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/07/06/360-marc-berman-on-the-science-of-touching-grass/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/1d1ac211-8392-45fe-82db-99fa7f77076e/marc_berman.mp3?dest-id=5264190","summary":"Modern life has, in many ways, removed us from the environments in which our ancestors lived and adapted. Not only do we spend time looking at screens, but we spend time indoors, or outdoors but in urban spaces. How does this affect how we think and feel? Psychologist Marc Berman is a pioneer of \"environmental neuroscience.\" In his recent book, Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being , he presents evidence that spending time in nature not only puts us in a better mood, it makes us better thinkers. Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/07/06/360-marc-berman-on-the-science-of-touching-grass/ Support Mindscape on Patreon . Marc Berman received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. He is currently Professor of Psychology and Faculty Co-Director of the Chicago Center for Computational Social Science at the University of Chicago. Among his awards is the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions. Environmental Neuroscience Lab U. Chicago web page Google Scholar publications Amazon author page","meta_description":"Modern life has, in many ways, removed us from the environments in which our ancestors lived and adapted. Not only do we spend time looking at screens, bu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sean-carroll-s-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas-444522/episodes/360-marc-berman-on-the-science-of-touching-grass/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-carroll-s-mindscape-science-society-philosophy-culture-arts-and-ideas-444522/360-marc-berman-on-the-science-of-touching-grass.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}