The Big Picture
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The Big Picture

by Sean M. Carroll

This playlist captures the essence of Sean M. Carroll's "The Big Picture," blending scientific wonder with philosophical depth. The instrumental tracks evoke cosmic vastness and the intricacies of the universe, while the vocal selections explore themes of existence, knowledge, and the human quest for meaning, mirroring the book's journey from fundamental physics to existential reflection.

21 tracks
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Jun 28, 2026
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Blood Moon

Spiral

RY X · Blood Moon

1
Unsung Passage

Ebb and Flow

The Dead Tongues · Unsung Passage

2
RADIANT EXPANSE

The Last Lumen Rising

Helios_Nebula · RADIANT EXPANSE

3
Piano Meditation

Cloud Atlas (End Title)

Johnny Klimek · Piano Meditation

4
My Music Garden

In a Landscape

John Cage · My Music Garden

5
Other Lights

An Ending, A Beginning

Dustin O'Halloran · Other Lights

6
Nebula

Nebula

Dream Agent · Nebula

7
The Drift

Cossacks Are

Scott Walker · The Drift

8
Ma Fleur

To Build A Home

The Cinematic Orchestra · Ma Fleur

9
Empetus (Deluxe)

The Memory

Steve Roach · Empetus (Deluxe)

10
elbow grease

starlings

Jai Vinyl · elbow grease

11
Stood On Believing

Waiting for the Sun

The Jayhawks · Stood On Believing

12
( )

Untitled #3 - Samskeyti

Sigur Rós · ( )

13
Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

The Universal

Blur · Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

14
Science & Faith

Science & Faith

The Script · Science & Faith

15
Radiohead's OK Computer

Everything in Its Right Place

The Gentlemen Of NUCO · Radiohead's OK Computer

16
Fin de Semana Chillax

Stars - Voice Memo

Jacob Collier · Fin de Semana Chillax

17
Epoch (Deluxe Version)

Horizon

Tycho · Epoch (Deluxe Version)

18
Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

Atlas Hands

Benjamin Francis Leftwich · Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm (10th Anniversary Edition)

19
Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

Saturn - Instrumental

Sleeping At Last · Em Meio a Tantas Variáveis, Sois uma Constante em Minha Vida

20
Again Again

Stone by Stone

Luminary Flux · Again Again

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