The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

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Stephen Wolfram Q&A, Physics & Astronomy: Episode 3 May 27, 2020

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Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an ongoing livestream Q&A series for kids (and others).

Questions include: Why is there a speed limit (the speed of light)? - What is spin? - Is there maximum temperature? - Is there a maximum location accuracy for a GPS system?

See the full Q&A video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram Q&A, Physics & Astronomy: Episode 2 May 27, 2020

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Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an ongoing livestream Q&A series for kids (and others).

Questions include: Is it possible to communicate with worlds outside our solar system? - Is it possible to make a suit that can make you grow and shrink at will like in Ant-Man? - How does a satellite stay in orbit around the earth (or a planet stay in orbit around the sun)? - Could we access other dimensions? - What are protons, neutrons, and electrons made of? - If neutron stars are just neutrons, how come they produce light? - How do magnets work?

See the full Q&A video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Stephen Wolfram Q&A, Physics & Astronomy: Episode 1 May 19, 2020

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Stephen Wolfram answers audience questions about physics and astronomy as part of an ongoing livestream Q&A series for kids (and others).

Questions include: How do windmills generate energy? - Why can't we see all light? - Why does space never end? - How did earth evolve? - What is heat? - Do magnets work in space?

See the full Q&A video playlist on YouTube: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

How We Got Here: The Backstory of the Wolfram Physics Project-Part 3 Apr 14, 2020

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In this third episode in a 3-part series, Stephen Wolfram details the backstory of the Wolfram Physics Project.

How We Got Here: The Backstory of the Wolfram Physics Project-Part 2 Apr 14, 2020

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In this second episode in a 3-part series, Stephen Wolfram details the backstory of the Wolfram Physics Project.

How We Got Here: The Backstory of the Wolfram Physics Project-Part 1 Apr 14, 2020

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In this first episode in a 3-part series, Stephen Wolfram details the backstory of the Wolfram Physics Project.

Informal History of Physics Apr 14, 2020

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Stephen Wolfram gives a brief history of physics from Aristotle to Newton to Einstein and beyond---including simple conceptual explanations, historical footnotes and a few ideas about the future of the field.

Stephen Wolfram's Birthday AMA Nov 26, 2019

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In this episode, Stephen Wolfram, founder and CEO of Wolfram Research and creator of Wolfram|Alpha, celebrates his 60th Birthday by addressing the "what's next" question followed by an AMA.

Learning about the Future from '2001: A Space Odyssey,' Fifty Years Later Nov 20, 2019

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Stephen Wolfram revisits the film '2001: A Space Odyssey' fifty years since its release. Stephen takes a look at what the movie got right about technology, space travel, and AI based on his blog post "Learning about the Future from '2001: A Space Odyssey,' Fifty Years Later." Read the post here: wolfr.am/tBgxwAPq

A Book from Alan Turing... and a Mysterious Piece of Paper Nov 20, 2019

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In this episode, Stephen reads from a recent essay about receiving a book Alan Turing owned and the journey it sent him on.