The Stephen Wolfram Podcast
Wolfram Research
Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of nearly four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking—and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.
On his podcast, Stephen discusses topics ranging from the history of science to the future of civilization and ethics of AI.
On his podcast, Stephen discusses topics ranging from the history of science to the future of civilization and ethics of AI.
Episodes
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Mar 29, 2018 • 32min
Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace—Part 2
In this second episode of a four-part series, Stephen Wolfram revisits an essay in his book Idea Makers and blog post titled "Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace." Stephen explores Ada's extensive notes, tensions with Charles Babbage, and events leading up to Ada's untimely death. Read the blog post here: https://wolfr.am/ada
Mar 29, 2018 • 35min
Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace—Part 1
In this first episode of a four-part series, Stephen Wolfram revisits an essay in his book Idea Makers and blog post titled "Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace." Ada Lovelace is a figure known for her pioneering contributions in the history of computing, and Stephen sets the stage of Ada's life and times in Victorian England, her burgeoning interest in mathematics, and the central figures in her life. Read the blog post here: https://wolfr.am/ada
Jan 28, 2018 • 2h 19min
Communicating with the Past & Future, on Earth & Beyond
Science? Philosophy? Linguistics? Archaeology? Communicating the achievements of our civilization to aliens or the future: what should we send? Join Stephen Wolfram as he takes on these questions and more, based on his blog post "Showing Off to the Universe: Beacons for the Afterlife of Our Civilization." Read here: https://wolfr.am/s3SDV5mP
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Oct 10, 2017 • 33min
A Brief History of Science with Stephen Wolfram—Part 2
In this second episode in a four-part series exploring the history of science recorded at the Wolfram Summer School, Stephen Wolfram picks up with the work of Ada Lovelace and explores scientific discoveries all the way to Alan Turing, John Von Neumann, and many others along the way.
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Oct 10, 2017 • 38min
A Brief History of Science with Stephen Wolfram—Part 1
In this first episode in a four-part series on the history of science recorded at the Wolfram Summer School, Stephen Wolfram traces the roots of science to ancient Babylon and discussed scientific advancements all the way to John Locke.
Oct 10, 2017 • 38min
The Future of AI and Civilization with Stephen Wolfram—Part 1
In this first episode of a three-part series live from the Wolfram Summer School, Stephen Wolfram gives an overview of his thoughts on theories of ethics, symbolic discourse language, and the possibilities of digitized humanity.
Oct 10, 2017 • 1h 1min
The Future of AI and Civilization with Stephen Wolfram—Part 3
In this final episode of a three-part series, Stephen Wolfram answers questions from students at the Wolfram Summer School about the simulation hypothesis, AI and medical diagnosis, and what something like computational democracy might look like in the future.
Oct 10, 2017 • 37min
The Future of AI and Civilization with Stephen Wolfram—Part 2
In this second episode of a three-part series live from the Wolfram Summer School, Stephen Wolfram discusses the future of digitized humanity as a box of a trillion souls computing and simulating reality and how AI can be thought of as an alien intelligence.
Oct 10, 2017 • 43min
A Brief History of Science with Stephen Wolfram—Part 4
In this final episode in a four-part series, Stephen Wolfram answers questions from students at the Wolfram Summer School about cybernetics, the simulation hypothesis, and the potential pitfalls of scientific reductionism.
Oct 10, 2017 • 33min
A Brief History of Science with Stephen Wolfram—Part 3
In this third episode in a four-part series exploring the history of science dating back to ancient Babylon recorded live at the Wolfram Summer School, Stephen Wolfram discusses linguistic theories, programming languages, the work of Einstein, and space-time quantum mechanics.
