Solving the Problem of Observers & ENTROPY | Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram unveils his new Observer Theory and explains the origins of the Second Law (Entropy) with Curt Jaimungal. This is Wolfram's first podcast on his new views on consciousness, and the deepest dive into Wolfram's mind.

TIMESTAMPS:
- 00:00:00 What is Observer Theory?
- 00:12:42 Different Observers (Who are "YOU"?)
- 00:19:32 The Universe Talking to Itself (Particles are "Concepts")
- 00:20:10 Alien Minds and Communicating with ET
- 00:34:32 Consciousness vs. Observation
- 00:48:48 "Beliefs" Dictate the Laws of Physics
- 01:05:49 The Most Insightful Breakthrough of Our Time
- 01:22:50 Wolfram Teaches How to Research (Advice)
- 01:33:08 Where is the Evidence for Wolfram's Physics?
- 01:44:42 The "Ruliad" as an Observer
- 01:51:36 The Largest "Myth" of Modern Science
- 02:05:09 Non-Local Collections of Observers (is "society" an observer?)
- 02:13:54 Wolfram's Model Changes How You Act
- 02:20:16 Biological Theory of Everything
- 02:27:38 Wolfram's Writing Process
- 02:40:49 Curt's Next Project, Category Theory, & the Infinite Groupoid

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[jayherring]

A computer scientist/physicist absolutely at the top of his game and an interviewer absolutely at the top of his game. Thank you. Just a pleasure to hear such good questions presented to Stephen and listening to him answer. Kurt, it's clear that you are putting the work in for us all at home to sit back and enjoy such great conversation

[davidmccarthy]

The genius of our time.

It's a real privilege to listen to Stephen Wolfram jump human knowledge ahead in real time.

[Radioposting]

At first I didn't understand what he was saying... Then I took a bong hit.

[SB]

Stephen Wolfram is playing for keeps. This is a man who will be remembered.

[quantumkath]

I am so proud to say Stephen Wolfram is my hero!

[lr]

He’s so unpretentious. Just pure enthusiasm for the work and the ideas.

[AkshayKhurana]

Stellar conversation gentlemen! This one deserves a couple of rewatches. I found this on my youtube feed after hours of scrolling through r/lawofone and it feels like Stephen is converging to some of the ideas that Ra/Kabbalah/Hermetic traditions/Gnosticism/Advaita Vedanta have been talking about from a spiritual perspective. I feel optimistic about finally reconciling the science-spirituality divide thanks to the work of geniuses like Wolfram. For me the ideas that resonate most are: continuum of time being a false perception, discretization of space, his take on consciousness, observers.

[HUSTLE_MONEY]

Wolfram is a master mechanic that knows exactly what he knows, knows what he doesn't know, knows what he's likely to know and has grown from what he thought he knew. He's mastered these disciplines enough to be a leader among younger, smarter, students, his broad, deep knowledge, coupled with his knowledge of AI and computer programming has made him a egoless phenom. With all the technology that exist, i would love to see this information disseminated via some amazing visual aids, animations, any way to easily translate these complex insights into palatable meals for greedy consumption. Maybe I will learn to code in his language, some kind of immersion into the Wolfram.

[leftblank]

I like toying with the idea that our consciousness is surfing the rouliad, branching and merging with infinite possibilities . Always love listening to Stephen’s work . Even if his theory isn’t correct, it’s a good tool for modelling physics .

[kahlrhoam]

Fascinating interview!
I’d sure like to have Prof. Wolfram & Donald Hoffman, discussing their research. 🖖✨

[BoRisMc]

Thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Stephen is in his own right an outstanding genius whose work is bound to revolutionize not only physics but perhaps the way we think about the world as a whole.
On the other hand, Curt has reached a level of maturity and knowledgeableness as an interviewer that's truly awe-inspiring for those of us who have been following the channel for a while. Kudos to both!

[gloriaharbin]

Long live Stephen Wolfram! There is no telling what this man and his team are going to be capable of discovering and achieving.👍

[TheSensimillionaire]

One of my favourite TOE guests. Great work Stephen and Curt ❤

[ineffige]

I love listening to this man. It makes my brain think about what he said for weeks after I watch long interview with him. His theory is kinda beautiful

[daves]

Seen many Stephen interviews where he's been allowed free reign to ramble (in a nice way) but here you asked many questions which made him pause and think hard before responding (as he alluded to at the end).
Have subscribed and will be checking out your other interviews.

[SpacetimeTony]

Dude, Curt! Stephen! I love you guys! This is the most thought provoking channel/podcast ever. Keep up the good work, we appreciate you for doing all this!

[ourblessedtribe]

Oh my gosh man this is one of your best ever

[MIKE_THE_BRUMMIE]

What truly incredible is his ability to hammer it home for those of us not verst in the mathematics.

We're so lucky to be alive at a time where such information is available...thank you TOE

[i.c.y.]

A true theorist, one of the few who does honest research of physics of our age. What a pleasure to be able to listen to him, iterate his thoughts in this format - well done Curt

[gloriaharbin]

This was/is brilliant. Great questions and discussion Curt. Thank you so very much.❤