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Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Gregory Chaitin: Complexity, Metabiology, Gödel, Cold Fusion, and What is Randomness?

Aug 28, 2023
Gregory Chaitin, expert in algorithmic information theory and Gödel incompleteness theorems, discusses topics such as algorithmic information theory, Gödel incompleteness theorems, the properties of Omega number, the math community's approach to philosophy, randomness in pure mathematics, mathematical truth, the concept of mathematical beauty, extended evolutionary synthesis, new discoveries in mathematics and video games, Gödel's incompleteness theorem, limitations of normal science, types of randomness, surviving and thriving in science, tracing ideas and controversies in science, clean energy, AI, and the future.
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  • Algorithmic information theory is closely related to Gödel's incompleteness theorems.
  • Gregory Chaitin's constant represents the halting probability of computer programs.

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