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Stephen Wolfram Readings: On the Nature of Time

The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

CHAPTER

The Nature of Time Through Computational Perspectives

This chapter examines time through a computational lens, focusing on the idea of computational irreducibility and how observers perceive time as linear despite a complex reality. It also links the concept of time to the universe's structure, using the Ruliad to illustrate our evolving understanding shaped by computational interactions.

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