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