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

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