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Computation in Nature
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39:32 - 46:57 (07:25)

The guest explains how computations in nature are essential for understanding the world around us and making predictions possible.

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Scientist Stephen Wolfram explains the principle of computational equivalence, which reveals that when a computing process seems too sophisticated to be simple, it's actually reached a level of sophistication equivalent to everything else.
39:32 - 45:09 (05:36)
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Science and Technology
Summary

Scientist Stephen Wolfram explains the principle of computational equivalence, which reveals that when a computing process seems too sophisticated to be simple, it's actually reached a level of sophistication equivalent to everything else. This principle will likely be considered an obvious fact in the future of computing.

Chapter
Computation in Nature
Episode
#124 – Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The computation that happens in nature, such as the movement of gas molecules or the formation of weather patterns, is a type of computation that creates beautiful complexity just like how human intelligence does.
45:10 - 46:57 (01:47)
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Computation
Summary

The computation that happens in nature, such as the movement of gas molecules or the formation of weather patterns, is a type of computation that creates beautiful complexity just like how human intelligence does. This provides a hopeful view of the heat death of the universe and the richness of experience it may contain.

Chapter
Computation in Nature
Episode
#124 – Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast