#80: Computation, Physics & Fundamental Theory ft. Stephen Wolfram

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Stephen Wolfram, legendary computer scientist, physicist and founder of Wolfram Research, talks about computation, his journey, cellular automata, space, time and the fundamental theory of physics. Stephen: https://www.stephenwolfram.com/ SUPPORT: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtime Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/support Youtube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/join PODCAST: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGA Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4 CONNECT: Youtube: Subscribe! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/ Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetofly Twitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawania Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetofly Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/ Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/ Producer & Host: Shalaj Lawania TIMELINE 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Falling In Love With Physics & Computation 15:07 The Fundamental Theory Of Physics 28:35 An Unconventional Path In Physics 36:34 Computation 42:18 Cellular Automata 44:18 Causal Invariance 47:01 Space Is Discrete 50:16 Unifying Quantum Physics & General Relativity 58:04 Why Does The Universe Exist? 1:10:51 Lego Interpretation 1:13:48 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models) 1:17:03 Finding The Theory 1:19:51 Legacy 1:23:05 Meaning Of Life #science #technology #learn

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