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The Future of Fundamental Physics
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The pursuit of fundamental physics may become less important in a future where consciousness is virtualized and everything becomes digital, leading to an eternity of disembodied consciousnesses pursuing scientific pursuits like Stephen Wolfram's "A New Kind of Science."
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The idea of achieving effective human immortality is interesting, but mortality is deeply factored into the human condition as it now exists.
ChapterThe Future of Fundamental Physics
Episode#89 – Stephen Wolfram: Cellular Automata, Computation, and Physics
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In this excerpt, the speaker discusses the concept of fulfilling personal goals and its role in human history, as opposed to seeking a "ground truth" ethics.
ChapterThe Future of Fundamental Physics
Episode#89 – Stephen Wolfram: Cellular Automata, Computation, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This transcript discusses the possibility of a future where consciousness is virtualized, where the hunt for the fundamental theory of physics may become a less pressing issue, as people may focus on exploring the computational universe of all possible universes instead.
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This transcript discusses the possibility of a future where consciousness is virtualized, where the hunt for the fundamental theory of physics may become a less pressing issue, as people may focus on exploring the computational universe of all possible universes instead.