The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

Stephen Wolfram Q&A, For Kids (and others) [September 11, 2020]


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Stephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series.

Questions include:

If humankind had evolved 12 fingers, and if we all used base 12 to count and do commerce, would this have made any difference to our scientific development? -
Do you think you could convince Dana Scott to expand his lecture "Looking Forward, Looking Backward" into a memoirs book similar to "idea makers"? -
As in your physics project, do you think the entire legal system could emerge from a few simple laws (rules)? - Imaginary Numbers Are Real? What is present in real life? - How can we implement quantum logic circuit? - Is pi irrational because we use decimal system? Because in binary 0.1 can't be expressed properly. Do you think if we used something else for pi it would be rational? - How much do you trust current methods of encryption (leaving quantum computers aside)? Are they really unbreakable? - What do you think about AI writing mathematical proofs? - Your products excel at making complex technology user accessible - even for the layperson. Could you speak to what makes them so successful? - What's the best way to learn something for slow learners?

See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

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