22. Conway's Game of Life

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The Phantasmagorical Think Tank

Scott & Matt

33 episodes

4 days ago

Scott and Matt put on their thinking caps and discuss the vast array of obscure, wondrous, and intellectual topics which the world has to offer. Did you know that some human languages are entirely whistled? Can an AI successfully masquerade as a human? Is morality objective or subjective? Join us as we dive deep into these questions and many more in The Phantasmagorical Think Tank.

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22. Conway's Game of Life

The Phantasmagorical Think Tank

29 minutes 31 seconds

5 years ago

22. Conway's Game of Life

A bizarre, complex, and beautiful world created by simple math.

Additional Resources

Play with it here: https://bitstorm.org/gameoflife/

Stephen Hawking discusses the Game of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgOcEZinQ2I

The Chinese Room Argument: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/

Planck Time: https://www.universetoday.com/79418/planck-time/

The Acorn: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Acorn

The R-Pentomino: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/R-pentomino

Gosper Glider Gun: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Gosper_glider_gun

Theme music is "Levitation" by Mabeha. Listen to the track here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0YS8xR9oPMtUvQj3C4wKHZ?si=jz4eZ9fWTE6F-Wrdl7rb9A