A Little Weekend Reading (via Stephen Wolfram)

  Stephen Wolfram continues with his computational paradigm:

https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/09/even-beyond-physics-introducing-multicomputation-as-a-fourth-general-paradigm-for-theoretical-science/

Stephen Wolfram with Sean Carroll

 Haven't had a chance to view it myself yet, but Sean Carroll's latest guest on his Mindscape podcast is Stephen Wolfram, so ought be interesting (over to 2.5 hrs.):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bMYtEKjHs0

Must Human Civilization Have Numbers...

 Lengthy, interesting, thought-provoking new piece from Stephen Wolfram asking 'if numbers are inevitable?' (and concluding that at least for now, for humans, they are):

https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/05/how-inevitable-is-the-concept-of-numbers/

Happy 15th Anniversary for Stephen Wolfram

When Stephen Wolfram’s tome, “A New Kind of Science,” came out 15 years ago, I saw more critical reviews of it than positive ones, but its sheer size (~1200 pgs.) and technicality made it a very difficult volume to review adequately at all.

Now on the 15th anniversary of his opus, polymath Wolfram, who’s accomplishments are multi-fold, is out with a long post reviewing matters. PLENTY to consider and chew on here, including “computational equivalence” and the “computational universe,” machine learning, neural networks, artificial intelligence, language design, and the nature of mathematics and physics.  You’ll need to set aside some significant time to read and digest it all:

http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2017/05/a-new-kind-of-science-a-15-year-view/

"Experimental Math"... never-ending explorations

ICYMI, John Horgan interviewed Stephen Wolfram recently at his blog:

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/polymath-stephen-wolfram-defends-his-computational-theory-of-everything/?

That was followed up shortly by a long, interesting post from Wolfram himself on “experimental mathematics,” iteration, cellular automata, Mathematica, etc. (h/t to Mike Lawler):

http://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2017/03/two-hours-of-experimental-mathematics/

...and then Mike Lawler followed that up incorporating some of Stephen's inventive ideas into his own "Family Math" series:

https://mikesmathpage.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/sharing-stephen-wolframs-momath-talk-with-kids/

Wolfram...

Great piece from The Guardian on the ever-enthusiastic/confident Stephen Wolfram, and the future of Wolfram/Alpha here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/12/stephen-wolfram-alpha-interview-google