Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2020-09-15
Books mentioned on #124 – Stephen Wolfram: Fundamental Theory of Physics, Life, and the Universe
Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. This is our second conversation on the podcast.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Innovators
The Innovators by Walter Isaacson is a biographical history detailing the collaborative efforts of the hackers, geniuses, and geeks who engineered the digital revolution.
Discussed“this is this idea of uh he's a famous biographer but I think it's called the innovators the biographer of Steve Jobs of Albert Einstein”
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Mathematical principles of natural philosophy
Discussed“you know you know title of Newton's book you know Pria Mathematica mathematical principles of natural philosophy”
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Lost in Math
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray by Sabine Hossenfelder is a critical examination of modern theoretical physics, arguing that an excessive obsession with mathematical beauty and elegance has hindered scientific progress.
Discussed“so there's uh uh Sabine Hassen Felder I don't know if you're familiar with her she uh she wrote this book uh that I need to read”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing A new kind of science
“he's the author of several books including a new kind of Science and the new book a project to find the fundamental Theory of physics”
Own book A new kind of science
“you know I wrote about them back in 2002 with the new kind of Science and the cellular ainal world there's echo in the cellular aomin world”