Stephen Wolfram: To Understand the Future, Explore the Computational Universe

Stephen Wolfram, an expert in computation and creator of the Wolfram Language, discusses his early fascination with science, the creation of Mathematica and the organizational knowledge project Wolf & Alpha. He explores the definition of intelligence in parallel with the definition of life, introduces the principle of computational equivalence. He also discusses the future of technology, human purpose, and understanding the future through exploring the computational universe.