Stephen Wolfram — Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking, and More
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Published 2022-11-24
Stephen Wolfram (@stephen_wolfram) is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and the Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; the originator of the Wolfram Physics Project; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of more than four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking, and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions, and innovations in science, technology, and business.
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00:00 Start
00:13 How Stephen collects information for his vast personal archives.
01:59 When a situation warrants building a matrix.
06:00 Science sometimes makes us look far back to move incrementally forward.
11:22 Befriending the computational.
16:46 How technology helps us navigate natural language.
26:57 How Stephen chose subjects for his book Idea Makers.
27:55 On spending time with Richard Feynman.
30:26 Thoughts on Srinivasa Ramanujan.
32:59 When Stephen started solving science problems with computers.
35:07 Heresies today, gospels tomorrow.
43:30 Ruminations on the ruliad.
58:24 What is time?
1:06:21 What constitutes consciousness?
1:10:23 Personal infrastructure and productivity.
1:18:04 Maintaining energy in the midst of a busy life.
1:24:49 Avoiding once-inevitable sickness after air travel.
1:27:11 Making time count — in sickness and in health.
1:28:11 Parting thoughts.
Resources: tim.blog/2022/11/24/stephen-wolfram/
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All Comments (21)
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His “Live CEOing” is a wealth of knowledge.
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Didn't expect the best of all the Stephen Wolfram interviews to happen on the Tim Ferriss Show. But here we are
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One of the best interviews I've heard with wolfram
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Looking forward to going through this interview with Stephen. Thank you, Tim.
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I think Wolfram's videologs will be where people go back and look at the work of Wolfram and Gorard and see there how they've unified quantum mechanics and general relativity; a massive achievement.
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This is a terrific interview! I have a degree in physics still I find Stephen Wolfram a person that is difficult to understand but this interview changed this. I read the writings of Stephen Wolfram afterwards on Steve Jobs and Richard Feynman which I find extremely!!!! interesting (you find them in Stephens book "idea makers" and also on his website). Also I discovered the "Science and technology Q&a for Kids on a weekly base, right now part 115 on 30th of December 2022 which give me some stimulus as a physics teacher. Thank you very much Tim!!!!!!
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Thanks for this holiday gift, Tim. It is truly outstanding to hear the thinking of such a great physicist brought down to our level.
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Stephen litterally has a model or way of looking at relativity and quantum mechanics that makes them 2 very different aspects of basically the same thing, I'd say Stephen has finally made a TOR or GUT or the closest thing at the moment to it. Respect for the information and knowlege.
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Tim got me into podcasts many years ago, so grateful for all the time I've spent with him. ❤️
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Thanks Tim. This was a really great interview with a fascinating person!
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Really awesome conversation! Stephen is a very interesting person, no doubt.
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He's right about what gives you the most energy, diet exercise & sleep are small potatoes compared to the energy burst you get from doing what excites you
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Really enjoyed this episode. Thanks a lot!
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David Bohm was the first to suggest with a comprehensive theory/hypothesis that matter is whirlpools or eddies in the implicate order or fundamental structure. Secondly Stephen commented on this fact with respect to his age.Creativity and physically having this quality as a beginning of action is the healthiest thing for the physical body as long as you keep the body moving. Thirdly, creativity is a kind of force field path that is strong for some people. So strong that it guides one into creative puzzles that have new and unique skillful meanings.This is what is called a "gift". Creativity cannot be taught. It is either a reality or it is not.
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Fantastic interview! 🤗 Great production (audio, editing, etc. is spot-on), really smart questions and just all around very informative. Thank you both 😃
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Would love to know more detail re. Stephen's actual systems used to store, organise and recall all the data that Stephen collects like trip reports, meetings, emails, etc!?
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Been waiting for this one. ❤
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Get dr. John Vervaeke on your show Tim. His work on the meaning crisis is more relevant now than ever!
