A conversation between Lee Smolin and Stephen Wolfram

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[akbarwicaksana]

would be super awesome to have Sir Roger Penrose as a guest, perhaps to discuss Wolfram Physics Projects

[zbig]

holy holy... get me some more popcorn... Smolin and Wolfram that is TOP NOTCH ! thanks for this !

[das_it_mane]

Stephen, do some heavy macro doses of psychedelics and you will see how to solve these

[Wingularity]

This is incredible. These sorts of videos should be translated into every language and have 5 Billion views each. Maybe someday Humanity or its descendants will look back and be amazed.

[Psnym]

I had no idea Smolin was a HS dropout, or that he was influenced by (and had even met!) Buckminster Fuller.

[timothylamattina]

I’ve always thought Lee was one of the smartest guys in theoretical physics 
Watching this interview I couldn’t help but notice that Lee maybe in the early stages of Parkinson’s or some other similar neurological disorder 
All the twitching and squirming and awkward movements while speaking are early warning sides
I’m not a doctor and I hope I’m wrong but my ex wife worked with the elderly suffering from alzheimer’s, parkinson’s, and similar disorders
Very sad

[LGcommaI]

Relevant detail: it is perhaps helpful to note that at position 19:32, the term mentioned is "Gurdjieff Work".

[johndarrell]

I've never seen one of these physics videos where they speak so technically very impressive.

[ajabbi-tv]

Wonderful interviews Stephen. Please do a lot more.

[KaliFissure]

I’m also HS dropout, studied fluid dynamics making lighting effects, fractals using my Commodore 64. So lucky about meeting Bucky. Got into child education doing STEAM but always keeping up on things. Bucky had a genius vision that hasn’t been fully explored and the sticks and tension might be applicable in some way w your model @Wolfram

[adityakrishnaakula]

Is lee suffering from a disease? Why is he twitching and closing his eyes?

[epwlod]

I don't understand much, if any of the physics talked about but I enjoy the talk with even my small grasp.
Wish I could speak the language fluently.

[das_it_mane]

Would love it if timestamps for long videos were included

[madzubmetler]

I wish I'd have dropped out of high school so I could be a genius like Lee Smolin.

[mitchellhayman]

Best conversation I've ever heard with Smolin, and I've heard them all. Edit. This is one of the best conversations on YouTube. Amazing conversation. Steven seems to understand things extremely quickly. Seems like an extremely brilliant man. Lee Smolin is a good physicist and a deep thinker. Seems like a great human. I was very sad to hear Lee has been having issues related to Parkinson's disease. Including pain and trouble moving his right side. I wish him all the best. It's terrible seeing a gentle soul suffering.

[jaydugger]

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you for posting it publicly.

[adrianfeeger]

Two highly neuro-divergent individuals who understand the universes more than most of us, gods amongst men. I don't understand why in particular philosophy and psychology fails to update itself with the understanding that these men bring.

[epolanowskirn]

I have a great deal of respect for Lee Smolin, as well as Dr Wolfram. A great meeting, great discussion, and it's good to see Lee is open to listening to Dr Wolfram's ideas

[MikkelGrumBovin]

i DESPISE everything AI ....i despise what AI does to the whole concept amd proces of lifelong studying, and mastering - "BEING an ARTIST" musically or visually - now because of this satanic aproach, called AI - 5000 years of diverse culture is OUT the window (all pun int.) and we will NEVER again, know, how many % human endevour is behind an "Artist´ s" work, - And nobody seems to givafuck, -

[Achrononmaster]

@45:00 the mathematicians are making the terminology obscure the physics (the geometry). When you "throw away" half the Lagrangian you are eliminating a redundancy, if it is a conjugation then physically that is always an inversion (or reversion) in the geometric algebra, so you are saying with things reversed nothing changes, so that is a redundancy and if it is simpler in form to throw half of it away (sacrificing the symmetry) to get simpler functional forms, then it is valid, provided if when you come to computing things you restore the symmetry (e.g., by taking scalar parts of the full geometric products or what-have-you).