Sean Carroll

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'''Sean Michael Carroll''' {{lived|1966|}} is an [[American]] theoretical [[physics|physicist]], specializing in [[Gravity|gravitation]], [[cosmology]], and field theory. His recent research concerns quantum mechanics and cosmology on one and entropy and complexity on the other.<ref>[http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/research/ Research]. The Preposterous Universe. Accessed January 27, 2019. This is Carroll's blog. </ref> He is currently a research professor at the [[California]] Institute of Technology.<ref>[https://burkeinstitute.caltech.edu/people/faculty Faculty]. Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology. Accessed January 27. 2019.</ref> Carroll is an outspoken [[atheist]] and science popularizer. He is the author of a student-friendly textbook titled ''Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity'' aimed at beginning graduate students (and advanced undergraduates).<ref>Daniel Finley. [https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.1938950 Post-Use Review. ''Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity'']. ''American Journal of Physics''. Volume 72, Number 798. 2005. </ref> He is also known for his blog, ''Cosmic Variance'', though other people also blog there.

He should not be confused with Sean B. Carroll, a [[biologist]] who also does excellent skeptical work.

==Publications==
* {{Cite book |last=Carroll |first=Sean |title=Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity |date=2003 |isbn=0-8053-8732-3}} His famous textbook.
* {{Cite book |last=Carroll |first=Sean |title=From Eternity To Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time |date=2010 |isbn=0-525-95133-4}} He explains the arrow of time.
* {{Cite book |last=Carroll |first=Sean |title=The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World |date=2012 |isbn=0-525-95359-0}} He describes the hunt for and discovery of the Higgs boson at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] at [[CERN]].
* {{Cite book |last=Carroll |first=Sean |title=The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself |date=2016 |isbn=0-5259-5482-1}} He introduces his philosophy of poetic naturalism.
* [http://inspirehep.net/search?ln=en&p=a+carroll%2C+s+m&of=hb&action_search=Search&sf=earliestdate&so=d His research publication list], from the INSPIRE-HEP digital library.

==See also==
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*[[Stephen Hawking]]
*[[Lawrence Krauss]]
*[[Carl Sagan]]
*[[Neil deGrasse Tyson]]
*[[Sally Ride]]

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==External links==
*[http://preposterousuniverse.com Preposterous Universe], his personal website
*[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance Cosmic Variance], blog at Discover Magazine
*[http://preposterousuniverse.com/writings/nd-paper/ Why (Almost All) Cosmologists are Atheists]
*[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/06/23/science-and-religion-are-not-compatible/ Science and Religion are Not Compatible]
*[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/267142/march-10-2010/sean-carroll Video from his interview] with [[Stephen Colbert]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMjA0VxoTCY The Case for Naturalism] (video)

==References==
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