The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

Stephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: What is imaginary about imaginary numbers and what do they represent? - How can you split an atom and why is it difficult? - Is making an arc reactor (iron man) possible? - Beryllium experiment resulted in a 5th force -> what is that and how does it work? - Are there more substances or elements that work like palladium? - Where does the energy come from to emit all these virtual gluons? - Are helium3 and moon minerals useful for fusion? - If a matter black hole collided with an antimatter black hole of the same mass, would the explosion be contained to a new black hole? - Is there anything special about the size of animals on earth that makes us conscious? Could the weather system on large planets, or galaxies be conscious? - How is something like a physical push or friction force explained in terms of the 4 fundamental forces? - Has a question about "hard light" been asked? As in keeping photons still. (not a light saber, or laser beam, but like hard light that you could "walk on". Something along those lines) - But it is still unknown whether antimatter gravitates or anti gravitates for certain? - Thank you for streaming Stephen! Do you prefer Stephen or Steve or something else?

Stephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: How far away are we from a new propulsion system that could take us to another galaxy? - What about a "railgun" in space that also launches rockets? - Micro nuclear explosions? - Does the sun emit EMP pulses, and if so how are satellites protected? - If light is made of light, how can it go around anything? - Can you build a satellite with off the shelf electronics (such as raspberry pi) by providing enough CPU redundancy and some basic shielding? - What additional shielding technologies do you think we need to best overcome space radiation that astronauts face when headed to Mars? - What are the unique properties of element 115? - How do I win the fight against the fear of learning something if it looks really intimidating? - Gravity affects photons but photons have no mass? Or is this a case of energy equals mass? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram discusses the new Wolfram Physics Project, this time specifically for what physics might look like built by aliens. See the full Wolfram Physics Project video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-wpp

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about science fiction concepts as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: What will sci-fi look like in 20 years? How does the past compare to today? - Will there be a "Golden Age" for science? - Russia and the USA are only a few miles apart at some locations, still it takes more than 10 hours of flight time. Why? - Why and how do you know all this? - Do you think that we will have brain implants that allow us to access the internet anytime soon? - Is it true that only left-handed people are in their "right" minds? - Have you given any thought to adding augmented reality features into Wolfram|Alpha for Android? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about science fiction concepts as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: How long before we colonize Mars? - Why isn't a Tricorder available yet? - How would teleportation work if we could make it happen? - Why don't we have flying cars yet? - Can you explain the physical difference between a 1 volt and a 2 volt battery? - Can we manipulate the weather and formation of clouds in quantum state or create new kind of quantum equipment? - Is there any merit to discussion about such questions, given that actualization of our sci-fi dreams is never literal? - What are your thoughts on starshot projects that will attempt shooting satellites to the Alpha Centauri system with lasers? - Could a technologically advanced civilization arise on a planet completely covered in water? - Can a tardigrade survive on Mars? - Why aren't prehistoric animals resurrected yet? - Can you engineer a seed to grow a house? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about science fiction concepts as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: Could our pets become intelligent enough to take over the world? - What would faster-than-light travel look like (visually)? - How could we make a force field? - Does your physics model allow me to build a warp drive? - Are there any practical 'exploits' that you think may be possible as a result of your model? - Do you think an organism living through its whole evolution in 3D space can survive entering a higher dimensional area? - How can we use dark matter to accelerate the expansion of the universe and/or stretch space like inside the TARDIS? - Is simulated consciousness the logical endpoint for humanity as a whole? - Would it be possible for an intelligent species to create the conditions of a new universe? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: How can you connect to the internet without wifi? How does 5G technology work? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: Should we teach kids how computers work? How does a computer work inside? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: Can intelligence be quantified? What is the correspondence between intelligence and comprehension? How effectively can we communicate with animals? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about education and careers as part of an unscripted livestream series. Questions include: What careers would you recommend for an engineer? - What's your take on specialization vs generalization? - What physical experiments do you recommend for kids? - What role did you play in your kids' education? - Can you recommend any fun projects for a starting programmer? See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa