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  • Why does the universe exist?

    Why does the universe exist?
    2024/10/30

    Here’s a question.

    Why does the universe exist?

    Why is there something rather than nothing?

    One of Stephen Wolfram’s boldest claims is that he has the answer.

    Let me know whether you’re convinced by his argument!

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    Ideas:

    • Wolfram Physics
    • Mathematical Platonism
    • Occam’s Razor
    • The Last Theory

    People:

    • Stephen Wolfram
    • Jonathan Gorard

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    The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web Mind

    I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

    The full article is here.

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    17 分
  • Causality ain't what you think it is

    Causality ain't what you think it is
    2024/09/15

    Do you know what causality is?

    If you do, let me know, because I’m not sure.

    I’ve never come across a conception of causality that makes sense to me.

    After all, our universe seems to follow simple equations like Einstein’s equations, and there’s no mention of causality in these equations.

    It makes me think that there’s no such thing as causality.

    Unless...

    Well, here’s the thing.

    I’m no longer sure that our universe does follow these continuous equations.

    I’m beginning to think that at the smallest scale, our universe might evolve through discrete computations.

    If that turns out to be true, it allows for a limited conception of causalityafter all.

    It’s causality, Jim, but not as we know it.

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    References:

    • Even the Catholic Church now concedes that the Earth orbits the Sun.
    • Einstein’s equations tell you everything you need to know about how the Sun, the Earth and the various other conglomerations of matter in the vicinity warp space and time in such a way that the Earth follows its slightly wobbly elliptical orbit around the Sun.
    • I tend to think that history is just one thing after another.


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    The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web Mind

    I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

    The full article is here.

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  • What precisely is causal invariance?

    What precisely is causal invariance?
    2024/07/28

    Causal invariance is a crucial concept in Wolfram Physics.

    It’s how we get special relativity from the Wolfram model.

    It’s how we get quantum mechanics from the Wolfram model.

    So what precisely is causal invariance?

    This question will take us deep into the multiway graph, to an even deeper question: what is causality?

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    What is the multiway graph? video ⋅ podcast ⋅ article

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    The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web Mind

    I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

    The full article is here.

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  • Jonathan Gorard: the complete first interview

    Jonathan Gorard: the complete first interview
    2024/06/01
    I’ve heard from many of you that you’d like the whole of my conversation with Jonathan Gorard in a single podcast.So here it is, the complete first interview.These three hours are a brilliant exposition of Wolfram Physics from a figure whose contributions to the project are second to none.—Jonathan GorardJonathan Gorard at The Wolfram Physics ProjectJonathan Gorard on TwitterThe Centre for Applied CompositionalityThe Wolfram Physics ProjectJonathan’s seminal papersSome Relativistic and Gravitational Properties of the Wolfram Model; also published in Complex SystemsSome Quantum Mechanical Properties of the Wolfram ModelStephen Wolfram’s writingsAnnouncement of the Wolfram Physics ProjectA New Kind of ScienceA project to find the Fundamental Theory of PhysicsA complete list of links to the research, concepts and people mentioned by Jonathan is hereImagesCalabi–Yau manifold by Andrew J. Hanson, Indiana University, who allows use with attributionFeynman diagram by Joel Holdsworth, public domainJohn von Neumann – Los Alamos National LaboratoryStanisław Ulam – Los Alamos National LaboratoryWolf-Rayet nebula – Nebula surrounding the Wolf-Rayet star WR124 in the constellation Sagittarius. (Produced with the Wide-Field Planetary Camera 2, Hubble Space Telescope.) – NASA – NSSDCA Photo Gallery – Yves Grosdidier (University of Montreal and Observatoire de Strasbourg), Anthony Moffat (Universitie de Montreal), Gilles Joncas (Universite Laval), Agnes Acker (Observatoire de Strasbourg) – Public domainStele from Retortillo by Emilio Gómez Fernández licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0Spinning and chargend black hole with accretion disk by Simon Tyran, Vienna (Симон Тыран) licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0Альфред Грэй в Греции by AlionaKo licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0Crab Nebula, as seen by Herschel and Hubble – courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech – credit: ESA/Herschel/PACS/MESS Key Programme Supernova Remnant Team; NASA, ESA and Allison Loll/Jeff Hester (Arizona State University) – reproduced under JPL Image Use PolicyFor images from the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Unless otherwise indicated, this information has been authored by an employee or employees of the Triad National Security, LLC, operator of the Los Alamos National Laboratory with the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Government has rights to use, reproduce, and distribute this information. The public may copy and use this information without charge, provided that this Notice and any statement of authorship are reproduced on all copies. Neither the Government nor Triad makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the use of this information.—The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web MindI release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.
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  • In defence of Stephen Wolfram

    In defence of Stephen Wolfram
    2024/04/09
    You like Stephen Wolfram, right?I mean, if he’s to be believed, he has reinvented physics, not to mention philosophy.How could you not like such a thinker?Well... it turns out that there are plenty of people who don’t like Stephen Wolfram... or his physics... or his philosophy.Here are four criticisms of Stephen Wolfram I regularly hear......and here’s why these criticisms, though they hint at uncomfortable truths, nonetheless miss the mark.—Stephen Wolfram:Stephen WolframStephen Wolfram’s web siteTimelineTED talksList of podcast appearancesList of video appearancesStephen Wolfram’s claims:He has a path to the fundamental theory of physicsHe has an answer to the question: what is an observer?He has an answer to the question: what is consciousness?He has an answer to the question: why does the universe exist?He seems surprised at how little discussion there has been of his answer to the question: why does the universe exist?Some of the things Stephen Wolfram created:1987 Wolfram Research1988 Mathematica2009 Wolfram Alpha2014 Wolfram Language2020 Wolfram PhysicsOther people involved in the Wolfram Physics Project:Jonathan GorardMax PiskunovOther people mentioned in this episode:Freeman Dyson – quoteSean Carroll – quote – Mindscape podcast – episode #155 with Stephen WolframKatie Mack – quoteAdam Mastroianni – The rise and fall of peer reviewFather Strickland – quoteBrilliant people of the past:Leonardo da VinciGregor MendelNikola TeslaAristotleGalileo GalileiIsaac NewtonAlbert EinsteinMax BornPaul DiracWerner HeisenbergErwin SchrödingerWolfgang PauliOther episodes of The Last Theory mentioned:Why has there been no progress in physics since 1973? – article ⋅ podcast ⋅ videoPeer review is suffocating science – article ⋅ podcast ⋅ videoReference:Wolfram Research now has over 800 employeesImages:Freeman Dyson 2005 by ioerror licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0—The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web MindI release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.The full article is here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.
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    17 分
  • Beyond physics: applying the Wolfram model in biology, chemistry, mathematics with Jonathan Gorard

    Beyond physics: applying the Wolfram model in biology, chemistry, mathematics with Jonathan Gorard
    2024/03/09

    In this final excerpt from our conversation in October 2022, Jonathan Gorard explains how ideas from Wolfram Physics can be applied in fields beyond physics, including biology, chemistry and mathematics.

    He describes the concept of compositionality, and digs deeper into why the hypergraph is able to model so much of our universe.

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    Jonathan Gorard

    • Jonathan Gorard at The Wolfram Physics Project
    • Jonathan Gorard on Twitter
    • The Centre for Applied Compositionality
    • The Wolfram Physics Project

    Concepts mentioned by Jonathan:

    • General Relativity
    • Quantum Mechanics
    • Causal graphs
    • Space-like separation
    • Multiway system
    • Phase space
    • Schrödinger equation
    • Hilbert space
    • Kronecker product
    • Multicomputation
    • Compositionality
    • Applied category theory
    • Symmetric monoidal category
    • Partial differential equations
    • Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory
    • Universal Turing machine
    • Computational universality
    • Cellular automaton
    • Ontology

    People mentioned by Jonathan:

    • Rudolph Carnap
    • Vienna Circle

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    The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web Mind

    I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

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  • Who is Stephen Wolfram?

    Who is Stephen Wolfram?
    2024/02/11

    You know who Stephen Wolfram is, right?

    Whether you love him or, you know, don’t love him, there’s no denying that Stephen Wolfram has founded a host of fascinating projects... most of them named Wolfram-something-or-other.

    What are all these Wolfram-branded projects?

    Who is Stephen Wolfram?

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    Some of the things Stephen Wolfram created:

    • 1987 Wolfram Research
    • 1988 Mathematica
    • 2009 Wolfram Alpha
    • 2014 Wolfram Language
    • 2020 Wolfram Physics

    not to mention:

    • Wolfram Cloud
    • Wolfram One
    • Wolfram Notebooks
    • Wolfram Player
    • Wolfram Script
    • Wolfram Engine
    • Wolfram Foundation

    More about Stephen Wolfram:

    • Stephen Wolfram’s web site
    • Timeline

    Stephen Wolfram’s education:

    • University of Oxford
    • California Institute of Technology

    Some of Stephen Wolfram’s special subjects:

    • particle physics
    • cellular automata

    Some of Stephen Wolfram’s books:

    • A New Kind Of Science
    • A project to find the Fundamental Theory of Physics

    Other people involved in the Wolfram Physics Project:

    • Jonathan Gorard
    • Max Piskunov

    Reference:

    • Wolfram Research now has over 800 employees

    Image:

    • Animation. 1200 iterations of the ‘Rule 110’ Automata by Mr. Heretic licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0

    Some of my own projects:

    • things made thinkable – visualization of nuclides – tap the binding energy button bottom right to show the binding energy per nucleon
    • Open Web Mind – subscribe to the newsletter or YouTube channel for more on shared human intelligence

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    The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web Mind

    I release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.

    The full article is here.

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    10 分
  • Where's the evidence for Wolfram Physics? with Jonathan Gorard

    Where's the evidence for Wolfram Physics? with Jonathan Gorard
    2024/01/19
    I asked Jonathan Gorard the question I’m asked the most: can the Wolfram model make testable predictions about reality, predictions that differ from those of general relativity and quantum mechanics, predictions that might prove that Wolfram Physics is right?Jonathan showed how the Wolfram model might shed light on some of the most mysterious phenomena of our universe, from black hole inspirals to quantum entanglement.He focused on four areas where the class of theories encompassed by the Wolfram model might predict observable phenomena:1. Cosmological consequences of global dimension change2. Astrophysical consequences of local dimension change3. Discretization effects during extreme astrophysical events4. Quantum mechanical effects such as maximum entanglement speedThese dozen minutes of my conversation with Jonathan were dense with insights into Wolfram Physics, a true pleasure to revisit!—Jonathan GorardJonathan Gorard at The Wolfram Physics ProjectJonathan Gorard at Cardiff UniversityJonathan Gorard on TwitterThe Centre for Applied CompositionalityThe Wolfram Physics ProjectConcepts mentioned by JonathanCategory errorCausally connectedCosmological inflationLambda-CDM cosmologyHorizon problemFlatness problemMagnetic monopole problemCosmic microwave backgroundCosmic neutrino backgroundInflaton scalar fieldhttps://lasttheory.com/channel/055-where-is-the-evidence-for-wolfram-physicsQuintessent scalar fieldDecoupling timeRecombination timeLensing effectsLIGO – Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave ObservatoryBlack hole inspiralCausal edge densityWeyl curvatureQuadrupole momentEntanglement structureBranchial graphQuantum information theoryMargolis Leviton boundPeople mentioned by Jonathan:Alan GuthAndrei LindeStephen WolframXerxes ArsiwallaAbdus Salam—The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery, founder of Open Web MindI release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.
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    15 分