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Podcast: The Stephen Wolfram Podcast
Episode: Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [December 27, 2024]
Description: 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 is computation? How does matter go from randomly moving particles to something that starts "computing"? - My son watched The Matrix for the first time the other night. He asked me, "Are we living in the matrix?" How can we know one way or another? - Is binary the most effective form of computation? - Do you think we will ever be able to o...