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The Last Theory
Mark Jeffery
72 episodes
1 week ago
The Last Theory is an easy-to-follow exploration of what might be the last theory of physics. In 2020, Stephen Wolfram launched the Wolfram Physics Project to find the elusive fundamental theory that explains everything. On The Last Theory podcast, I investigate the implications of Wolfram's ideas and dig into the details of how his universe works. Join me for fresh insights into Wolfram Physics every other week.
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The Last Theory is an easy-to-follow exploration of what might be the last theory of physics. In 2020, Stephen Wolfram launched the Wolfram Physics Project to find the elusive fundamental theory that explains everything. On The Last Theory podcast, I investigate the implications of Wolfram's ideas and dig into the details of how his universe works. Join me for fresh insights into Wolfram Physics every other week.
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Physics
Education,
Science
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In defence of Stephen Wolfram
The Last Theory
16 minutes
1 year ago
In defence of Stephen Wolfram

You like Stephen Wolfram, right?

I mean, if he’s to be believed, he has reinvented physics, not to mention philosophy.

How could you not like such a thinker?

Well... it turns out that there are plenty of people who don’t like Stephen Wolfram... or his physics... or his philosophy.

Here are four criticisms of Stephen Wolfram I regularly hear...

...and here’s why these criticisms, though they hint at uncomfortable truths, nonetheless miss the mark.

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Stephen Wolfram:

  • Stephen Wolfram
  • Stephen Wolfram’s web site
  • Timeline
  • TED talks
  • List of podcast appearances
  • List of video appearances

Stephen Wolfram’s claims:

  • He has a path to the fundamental theory of physics
  • He has an answer to the question: what is an observer?
  • He has an answer to the question: what is consciousness?
  • He has an answer to the question: why does the universe exist?
  • He seems surprised at how little discussion there has been of his answer to the question: why does the universe exist?

Some of the things Stephen Wolfram created:

  • 1987 Wolfram Research
  • 1988 Mathematica
  • 2009 Wolfram Alpha
  • 2014 Wolfram Language
  • 2020 Wolfram Physics

Other people involved in the Wolfram Physics Project:

  • Jonathan Gorard
  • Max Piskunov

Other people mentioned in this episode:

  • Freeman Dyson – quote
  • Sean Carroll – quote – Mindscape podcast – episode #155 with Stephen Wolfram
  • Katie Mack – quote
  • Adam Mastroianni – The rise and fall of peer review
  • Father Strickland – quote

Brilliant people of the past:

  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Nikola Tesla
  • Aristotle
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Isaac Newton
  • Albert Einstein
  • Max Born
  • Paul Dirac
  • Werner Heisenberg
  • Erwin Schrödinger
  • Wolfgang Pauli

Other episodes of The Last Theory mentioned:

  • Why has there been no progress in physics since 1973? – article ⋅ podcast ⋅ video
  • Peer review is suffocating science – article ⋅ podcast ⋅ video

Reference:

  • Wolfram Research now has over 800 employees

Images:

  • Freeman Dyson 2005 by ioerror licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

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The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web Mind

I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

The full article is here.

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The Last Theory
The Last Theory is an easy-to-follow exploration of what might be the last theory of physics. In 2020, Stephen Wolfram launched the Wolfram Physics Project to find the elusive fundamental theory that explains everything. On The Last Theory podcast, I investigate the implications of Wolfram's ideas and dig into the details of how his universe works. Join me for fresh insights into Wolfram Physics every other week.