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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:50) – What is complexity
(20:51) – Randomness in the universe
(25:12) – The Wolfram Physics Project
(37:14) – Space and time are discrete
(49:19) – Quantum mechanics and hypergraphs
(58:33) – What is intelligence
(1:09:16) – Computational equivalence
(1:17:36) – What it is like to be a cellular automata
(1:32:00) – Making prediction vs explanations
(1:45:20) – Why does the universe exist
(1:51:01) – The universe and rulial space
(1:59:44) – Does an atom have consciousness
(2:10:10) – Why does our universe exist
(2:18:41) – What is outside the ruliad
(2:29:15) – Automated proof systems
(2:45:10) – Multicomputation for biology
(3:03:41) – Cardano NFT collaboration with Wolfram Alpha
(3:10:41) – Global theory of economics
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#153 – Dmitry Korkin: Evolution of Proteins, Viruses, Life, and AI
#152 – Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions
#151 – Dan Kokotov: Speech Recognition with AI and Humans
#150 – Michael Malice: The White Pill, Freedom, Hope, and Happiness Amidst Chaos
#149 – Diana Walsh Pasulka: Aliens, Technology, Religion, and the Nature of Belief
#148 – Charles Isbell and Michael Littman: Machine Learning and Education
#147 – Dmitri Dolgov: Waymo and the Future of Self-Driving Cars
#146 – Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset
#145 – Matthew Johnson: Psychedelics
#144 – Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI
#143 – John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence
#142 – Manolis Kellis: Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything
#141 – Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology
#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
#139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance
#138 – Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand and the Philosophy of Objectivism
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