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Gregory Chaitin: Complexity, Metabiology, Gödel, Cold Fusion, and What is Randomness?

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Exploring Randomness and Mathematical Infinity

This chapter investigates the mathematical concept of randomness, specifically the halting probability, omega. It contrasts Hilbert's vision of a complete mathematical theory with the notion of infinite complexities that defy finite axioms.

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