Solving the Problem of Consciousness | Stephen Wolfram

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Stephen Wolfram unveils his new Observer Theory and explains the origins of the Second Law (Entropy) with Curt Jaimungal. This is Wolfram's first podcast on his new views on consciousness, and the deepest dive into Wolfram's mind.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 What is Observer Theory?
00:12:42 Different Observers (Who are "YOU"?)
00:19:32 The Universe Talking to Itself (Particles are "Concepts")
00:20:10 Alien Minds and Communicating with ET
00:34:32 Consciousness vs. Observation
00:48:48 "Beliefs" Dictate the Laws of Physics
01:05:49 The Most Insightful Breakthrough of Our Time
01:22:50 Wolfram Teaches How to Research (Advice)
01:33:08 Where is the Evidence for Wolfram's Physics?
01:44:42 The "Ruliad" as an Observer
01:51:36 The Largest "Myth" of Modern Science
02:05:09 Non-Local Collections of Observers (is "society" an observer?)
02:13:54 Wolfram's Model Changes How You Act
02:20:16 Biological Theory of Everything
02:27:38 Wolfram's Writing Process
02:40:49 Curt's Next Project, Category Theory, & the Infinite Groupoid

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LINKS MENTIONED:
Stephen Wolfram's 1st TOE Podcast:    • Stephen Wolfram: Ruliad, Consciousness, & ...  
Stephen Wolfram's 2nd TOE Podcast:    • How Dark Matter & Ai Will Shape Our Existe...  
Wolfram's "Alien Mind" Article: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2...
A New Kind of Science (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/49EBprD
Adventures of a Computational Explorer (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3uFM7PQ
A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/49K1S7t
Combinators: A Centennial View (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3I2FTNf
Metamathematics and the Foundations of Mathematics (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3uHwU0O
The Second Law (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/42IioCF
Introduction to Computational Thinking (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/3uCoszZ
Book on Predicting Eclipses (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/42IiiuN
Book about ChatGPT (Stephen Wolfram): https://amzn.to/42PGGuy

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