#234 – Stephen Wolfram: Complexity and the Fabric of Reality

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<p>Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>ROKA</b>: <a href="https://roka.com/">https://roka.com/</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order<br /> &#8211; <b>FightCamp</b>: <a href="https://joinfightcamp.com/lex">https://joinfightcamp.com/lex</a> to get free shipping<br /> &#8211; <b>Onnit</b>: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Indeed</b>: <a href="https://indeed.com/lex">https://indeed.com/lex</a> to get $75 credit<br /> &#8211; <b>Fundrise</b>: <a href="https://fundrise.com/lex">https://fundrise.com/lex</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Stephen&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram">https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram</a><br /> Stephen&#8217;s Blog: <a href="https://writings.stephenwolfram.com">https://writings.stephenwolfram.com</a><br /> Wolfram Physics Project: <a href="https://www.wolframphysics.org">https://www.wolframphysics.org</a><br /> A New Kind of Science (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/30XoEun">https://amzn.to/30XoEun</a><br /> Fundamental Theory of Physics (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/30XbAoT">https://amzn.to/30XbAoT</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:50) &#8211; What is complexity<br /> (20:51) &#8211; Randomness in the universe<br /> (25:12) &#8211; The Wolfram Physics Project<br /> (37:14) &#8211; Space and time are discrete<br /> (49:19) &#8211; Quantum mechanics and hypergraphs<br /> (58:33) &#8211; What is intelligence<br /> (1:09:16) &#8211; Computational equivalence<br /> (1:17:36) &#8211; What it is like to be a cellular automata<br /> (1:32:00) &#8211; Making prediction vs explanations<br /> (1:45:20) &#8211; Why does the universe exist<br /> (1:51:01) &#8211; The universe and rulial space<br /> (1:59:44) &#8211; Does an atom have consciousness<br /> (2:10:10) &#8211; Why does our universe exist<br /> (2:18:41) &#8211; What is outside the ruliad<br /> (2:29:15) &#8211; Automated proof systems<br /> (2:45:10) &#8211; Multicomputation for biology<br /> (3:03:41) &#8211; Cardano NFT collaboration with Wolfram Alpha<br /> (3:10:41) &#8211; Global theory of economics</p>