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Back to SearchIs everything determined? with Stephen Wolfram
Episode 66
Is everything that’s ever going to happen in the universe already determined?
Or does something else – maybe randomness, maybe free will – play a role…
1 year, 7 months ago
Why is space three-dimensional? with Stephen Wolfram
Episode 65
Hypergraphs can have any number of dimensions. They can be 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, 4.81-dimensional or, in the limit, ∞-dimensional.
So how does…
1 year, 8 months ago
The first wow for Stephen Wolfram
Episode 64
Stephen Wolfram reveals that his first major wow along the path towards a fundamental theory of physics was his realization that General Relativity a…
1 year, 9 months ago
5 reasons to take Wolfram Physics seriously
Episode 63
It feels like everyone has their pet Theory of Everything these days.
So why should you take my preferred Theory of Everything seriously?
Well, give me…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why does the universe exist?
Episode 62
Here’s a question.
Why does the universe exist?
Why is there something rather than nothing?
One of Stephen Wolfram’s boldest claims is that he has the a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Causality ain't what you think it is
Episode 61
Do you know what causality is?
If you do, let me know, because I’m not sure.
I’ve never come across a conception of causality that makes sense to me.
Af…
2 years ago
What precisely is causal invariance?
Episode 60
Causal invariance is a crucial concept in Wolfram Physics.
It’s how we get special relativity from the Wolfram model.
It’s how we get quantum mechanics…
2 years, 2 months ago
Jonathan Gorard: the complete first interview
Episode 59
I’ve heard from many of you that you’d like the whole of my conversation with Jonathan Gorard in a single podcast.
So here it is, the complete first i…
2 years, 4 months ago
In defence of Stephen Wolfram
Episode 58
You like Stephen Wolfram, right?
I mean, if he’s to be believed, he has reinvented physics, not to mention philosophy.
How could you not like such a th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Beyond physics: applying the Wolfram model in biology, chemistry, mathematics with Jonathan Gorard
Episode 57
In this final excerpt from our conversation in October 2022, Jonathan Gorard explains how ideas from Wolfram Physics can be applied in fields beyond …
2 years, 7 months ago