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The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

Business, Innovation, and Managing Life (February 1, 2023)

Oct 27, 2023
Stephen Wolfram discusses various topics including the process of writing blog posts, compensation in virtual companies, defining writing styles, learning multiple languages, and the value of exposing children to a second language.
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Quick takeaways

  • Understanding the history of a subject is crucial to gaining a complete understanding.
  • The connection between thermodynamics and generative AI models is being explored to understand human thinking.

Deep dives

Writing a Long Blog Post about the History of Thermodynamics

The speaker discusses the process of writing a long blog post about the history of thermodynamics. They share that the project started with a simple intention, but grew into a much larger document. The post covers the science, the personal trajectory of their research, and the misunderstandings surrounding the second law of thermodynamics. The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding the history of a subject to gain a complete understanding.

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