Exploring Category Theory and the Nature of Observers

Stephen Wolfram unveils his new Observer Theory and explains the origins of the Second Law (Entropy) with Curt Jaimungal. This is Wolfram's first podcast on his new views on consciousness, and the deepest dive into Wolfram's mind.

TIMESTAMPS:

- 00:00:00 What is Observer Theory?

- 00:12:42 Different Observers (Who are "YOU"?)

- 00:19:32 The Universe Talking to Itself (Particles are "Concepts")

- 00:20:10 Alien Minds and Communicating with ET

- 00:34:32 Consciousness vs. Observation

- 00:48:48 "Beliefs" Dictate the Laws of Physics

- 01:05:49 The Most Insightful Breakthrough of Our Time

- 01:22:50 Wolfram Teaches How to Research (Advice)

- 01:33:08 Where is the Evidence for Wolfram's Physics?

- 01:44:42 The "Ruliad" as an Observer

- 01:51:36 The Largest "Myth" of Modern Science

- 02:05:09 Non-Local Collections of Observers (is "society" an observer?)

- 02:13:54 Wolfram's Model Changes How You Act

- 02:20:16 Biological Theory of Everything

- 02:27:38 Wolfram's Writing Process

- 02:40:49 Curt's Next Project, Category Theory, & the Infinite Groupoid

HUGE THANK YOU TO MARK FROM "LAST THEORY" and JONATHAN GORARD: https://www.youtube.com/@lasttheory

NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.

THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel. 

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LINKS MENTIONED: 

- Stephen Wolfram's 1st TOE Podcast: https://youtu.be/1sXrRc3Bhrs

- Stephen Wolfram's 2nd TOE Podcast: https://youtu.be/xHPQ_oSsJgg

- Wolfram's "Alien Mind" Article: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2...

- A New Kind of Science (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/49EBprD

- Adventures of a Computational Explorer (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3uFM7PQ

- A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/49K1S7t

- Combinators: A Centennial View (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3I2FTNf

- Metamathematics and the Foundations of Mathematics (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3uHwU0O

- The Second Law (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/42IioCF

- Introduction to Computational Thinking (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3uCoszZ

- Book on Predicting Eclipses (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/42IiiuN

- Book about ChatGPT (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/42PGGuy

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