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A Conversation Between Jonathan Gorard and Stephen Wolfram (September 1, 2023)

The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

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Non-Terminating Rewriting Sequences and Arbitrary Computation

The chapter explores the concept of non-terminating rewriting sequences and arbitrary computation in a decidable but not primitive recursive context. The speakers debate the potential of the s combinator for arbitrary computation and discuss the relationship between non-terminating behavior and universal computation.

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