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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
#79 – Lee Smolin: Quantum Gravity and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution
#78 – Ann Druyan: Cosmos, Carl Sagan, Voyager, and the Beauty of Science
#77 – Alex Garland: Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, and the Poetry of Science
#76 – John Hopfield: Physics View of the Mind and Neurobiology
#75 – Marcus Hutter: Universal Artificial Intelligence, AIXI, and AGI
#74 – Michael I. Jordan: Machine Learning, Recommender Systems, and the Future of AI
#73 – Andrew Ng: Deep Learning, Education, and Real-World AI
#72 – Scott Aaronson: Quantum Computing
Vladimir Vapnik: Predicates, Invariants, and the Essence of Intelligence
Jim Keller: Moore’s Law, Microprocessors, Abstractions, and First Principles
David Chalmers: The Hard Problem of Consciousness
Cristos Goodrow: YouTube Algorithm
Paul Krugman: Economics of Innovation, Automation, Safety Nets & Universal Basic Income
Ayanna Howard: Human-Robot Interaction and Ethics of Safety-Critical Systems
Daniel Kahneman: Thinking Fast and Slow, Deep Learning, and AI
Grant Sanderson: 3Blue1Brown and the Beauty of Mathematics
Stephen Kotkin: Stalin, Putin, and the Nature of Power
Donald Knuth: Algorithms, TeX, Life, and The Art of Computer Programming
Melanie Mitchell: Concepts, Analogies, Common Sense & Future of AI
Jim Gates: Supersymmetry, String Theory and Proving Einstein Right
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