AMA | November 2025

<p>Welcome to the November 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon supporters</a>&nbsp;(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. Enjoy!</p><p>Blog post with AMA questions and transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/11/17/ama-november-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/11/17/ama-november-2025/</a></p><p>In the intro I mentioned a couple of my favorite TV shows of this year. Here is a more thought-out list (no particular order):</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...