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Podcast: The Stephen Wolfram Podcast
Episode: History of Science and Technology Q&A (October 20, 2021)
Description: 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://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa
Questions include: How much of your work on cellular automata was influenced by Ulam's work during the Manhattan Project? - How do you approach studying the history of technology to inform your work on current projects? Do you do very targeted studies when starting a project? How much historical context is enough? - Is there a list of Wolfram recommended history of science and technology books? - What...