{"id":151935,"date":"2022-12-05T19:26:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/stephen-wolfram-on-the-wolfram-physics-toe-blackholes-infinity-and-consciousness"},"modified":"2022-12-05T19:26:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T01:26:30","slug":"stephen-wolfram-on-the-wolfram-physics-toe-blackholes-infinity-and-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/stephen-wolfram-on-the-wolfram-physics-toe-blackholes-infinity-and-consciousness","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Wolfram on the Wolfram Physics TOE, Blackholes, Infinity, and Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1sXrRc3Bhrs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Wolfram is at his jovial peak in this technical interview regarding the Wolfram Physics project (theory of everything).<br \/> Sponsors: <a href=\"https:\/\/brilliant.org\/TOE\">https:\/\/brilliant.org\/TOE<\/a> for 20% off. <a href=\"http:\/\/algo.com\">http:\/\/algo.com<\/a> for supply chain AI.<\/p>\n<p>Link to the Wolfram project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolframphysics.org\/\">https:\/\/www.wolframphysics.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/curtjaimungal\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/curtjaimungal<\/a>.<br \/> Crypto: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cryptoTOE\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cryptoTOE<\/a><br \/> PayPal: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paypalTOE\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paypalTOE<\/a><br \/> Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOEwithCurt\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOEwithCurt<\/a>.<br \/> Discord Invite: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/kBcnfNVwqs\">https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/kBcnfNVwqs<\/a>.<br \/> iTunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal\/id1521758802\">https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/better-left-unsaid-wit\u20261521758802<\/a><br \/> Pandora: <a href=\"https:\/\/pdora.co\/33b9lfP\">https:\/\/pdora.co\/33b9lfP<\/a><br \/> Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e<\/a>.<br \/> Subreddit r\/TheoriesOfEverything: <a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/theoriesofeverything\">https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/theoriesofeverything<\/a>.<br \/> Merch: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/TOEmerch\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/TOEmerch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TIMESTAMPS:<br \/> 00:00:00 Introduction.<br \/> 00:02:26 Behind the scenes.<br \/> 00:04:00 Wolfram critiques are from people who haven\u2019t read the papers (generally)<br \/> 00:10:39 The Wolfram Model (Theory of Everything) overview in under 20 minutes.<br \/> 00:29:35 Causal graph vs. multiway graph.<br \/> 00:39:42 Global confluence and causal invariance.<br \/> 00:44:06 Rulial space.<br \/> 00:49:05 How to build your own Theory of Everything.<br \/> 00:54:00 Computational reducibility and irreducibility.<br \/> 00:59:14 Speaking to aliens \/ communication with other life forms.<br \/> 01:06:06 Extra-terrestrials could be all around us, and we\u2019d never see it.<br \/> 01:10:03 Is the universe conscious? What is \u201cintelligence\u201d?<br \/> 01:13:03 Do photons experience time? (in the Wolfram model)<br \/> 01:15:07 \u201cSpeed of light\u201d in rulial space.<br \/> 01:16:37 Principle of computational equivalence.<br \/> 01:21:13 Irreducibility vs undecidability and computational equivalence.<br \/> 01:23:47 Is infinity \u201creal\u201d?<br \/> 01:28:08 Discrete vs continuous space.<br \/> 01:33:40 Testing discrete space with the cosmic background radiation (CMB)<br \/> 01:34:35 Multiple dimensions of time.<br \/> 01:36:12 Defining \u201cbeauty\u201d in mathematics, as geodesics in proof space.<br \/> 01:37:29 Particles are \u201cblack holes\u201d in branchial space.<br \/> 01:39:44 New Feynman stories about his abjuring of woo woo.<br \/> 01:43:52 Holographic principle \/ AdS CFT correspondence, and particles as black holes.<br \/> 01:46:38 Wolfram\u2019s view on cryptocurrencies, and how his company trades in crypto [Amjad Hussain]<br \/> 01:57:38 Einstein field equations in economics.<br \/> 02:03:04 How to revolutionize a field of study as a beginner.<br \/> 02:04:50 Bonus section of Curt\u2019s thoughts and questions.<\/p>\n<p>Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid <a href=\"http:\/\/betterleftunsaidfilm.com\">http:\/\/betterleftunsaidfilm.com<\/a> on the topic of \u201cwhen does the left go too far?\u201d Visit that site if you\u2019d like to watch it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Wolfram is at his jovial peak in this technical interview regarding the Wolfram Physics project (theory of everything). Sponsors: https:\/\/brilliant.org\/TOE for 20% off. http:\/\/algo.com for supply chain AI. Link to the Wolfram project: https:\/\/www.wolframphysics.org\/ Patreon: https:\/\/patreon.com\/curtjaimungal. Crypto: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cryptoTOE PayPal: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/paypalTOE Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOEwithCurt. Discord Invite: https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/kBcnfNVwqs. iTunes: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/better-left-unsaid-wit\u20261521758802 Pandora: https:\/\/pdora.co\/33b9lfP Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e. Subreddit r\/TheoriesOfEverything: https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/theoriesofeverything. 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