2min chapter

Lex Fridman Podcast cover image

#234 – Stephen Wolfram: Complexity and the Fabric of Reality

Lex Fridman Podcast

CHAPTER

Is the Universe a Turing Machine?

The observer embedded in the universe doesn't know which order things were updated in because until they've been updated, they have no idea what else happened. We don't get to know from some sort of outside sort of God's eye view of the thing. The question is, could the universe be a Turing machine? Could the universe just have a single updating head that's just zipping around all over the place?

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode