The Stephen Wolfram Podcast31 Mar 2023

Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [May 13, 2022]

Stephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa

Questions include: What's the densest thing in the universe? I've heard that black holes don't count—why? - The entire mass of the Earth at neutron star density would fit into a sphere of 305 m in diameter (the size of the Arecibo Telescope). - What if black holes are like visible branchings in the multiway system? Consider the existence of white holes. So if there is "another universe" on the other side, that universe is causally... - AFAIK, fractal-like patterns are the best method to receive signals, but we now have cellular automata—which can maybe do it even better? - I lived in a 16th-floor apartment across from a field of transmission towers for an AM station. There were 5–6 radio towers, the closest about 200 yards away. So the AM station could be heard on lots of electronic devices in our house: telephones, answering machine, recording devices, etc. (The AM station towers were powerful.) - Can it be that one day we will be able to see into Earth's past, finding an object in space that mirrors light left by Earth a long time ago? - I can imagine future humans, having forgotten we sent such a signal on a long round-trip journey, receiving our message and jumping to all sorts of funny conclusions, depending on what we sent.

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2026 Wolfram Summer Research Institute: Opening Keynote

Stephen gives his opening keynote for the 2026 Wolfram Summer Research Institute. https://education.wolfram.com/summer-research-institute/

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History of Science & Technology Q&A (June 17, 2026)

Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the history of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

30 Jun 1h 41min

Future of Science and Technology Q&A (June 12, 2026)

Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the future of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

29 Jun 1h 14min

Business, Innovation and Managing Life (June 10, 2026)

Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about business, innovation, and managing life as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

28 Jun 1h 17min

History of Science & Technology Q&A (June 3, 2026)

27 Jun 1h 19min

Games between Programs: The Ruliology of Competition

Stephen reads a recent blog from https://writings.stephenwolfram.com and then answers questions live from his viewers.Read the blog along with Stephen: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/06/game...

23 Jun 1h 21min

Future of Science and Technology Q&A (May 29, 2026)

9 Jun 1h 25min

Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [May 22, 2026]

Stephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaTopics...

28 Mai 52min