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The Computational Representation of the World
18:01 - 24:25 (06:24)
Stephen Wolfram discusses his mission to build a computational language that can precisely represent and structure descriptions of the world, similar to mathematical notation in mathematics.
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The guest explains how computational language provides a precise way to structure and represent various aspects of the world, leading to more effective communication and comprehension across different fields.
18:01 - 22:12 (04:11)
Computational language
Summary
The guest explains how computational language provides a precise way to structure and represent various aspects of the world, leading to more effective communication and comprehension across different fields.
ChapterThe Computational Representation of the World
Episode#637: Stephen Wolfram — Personal Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking as a Superpower, Perceiving a Branching Universe, and The Ruliad... The Biggest Object in Metascience
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses the evolution of mathematical notation and how there is a need for a computational notation for understanding the world.
22:12 - 24:25 (02:13)
Computational Notation
Summary
The speaker discusses the evolution of mathematical notation and how there is a need for a computational notation for understanding the world. He compares the development of math symbols like the plus and equal sign to the need for a symbol system to represent the world computationally.