The Tim Ferriss Show – Stephen Wolfram

The Ruliad Paradigm is the same for all 3 big theories of 20th century physics and is derived from a strange object called the Ruliad, the limit of all possible computations.

Computation is a symbolic language

• Organizing and structuring thoughts and ideas can help track progress, reflect on journeys, and even finish projects started long ago.
• Understanding any journey of knowledge requires time and effort, and the most important thing to know is when you get stuck.
• Computation is a symbolic language that helps us understand the world in a precise and abstract way.
• Learning a new language can be an intimidating task, but it can also be a rewarding experience that can open doors and help us understand our world.

Unlocking Our Understanding of Quantum Mechanics

• In quantum mechanics, there are many paths that can be taken and many possibilities that can happen.
• Our minds are part of this branching universe, and we perceive it as a single thread of experience.
• This idea of the universe following all possible rules and sometimes two different computers producing the same thing unlocks our understanding of quantum mechanics.

Exploring the universe through universal computation

• The universe is a complex, ever-changing system.
• Our minds play an important part in understanding this universe and can be seen as a reflection of it.
• Through universal computation, different views of the universe can be expressed in what is called “rulial space.”
• Our minds have different ways of thinking and perceiving the universe, and these are representations of being in different places in universal space.

Examining the intuitive brilliance of ramanujan, feynman, and wolfram

• Ramanujan and Feynman were two brilliant minds that could intuitively calculate complicated math and discover remarkable results.
• Feynman was able to use computers to some extent and was also able to figure out the answer without going through all the complicated math.
• He was able to impress people with his intellectual sleight of hand.
• Ramanujan, on the other hand, was a slightly decently educated person from India who was able to produce remarkable mathematical results through very good calculation skills.

Understanding the Ruliad Paradigm

• We now have a new paradigm of understanding, which allows us to make foundational changes in many fields.
• Surprisingly, this paradigm is the same for all three big theories of 20th-century physics: general relativity, Einstein’s theory of gravity, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics.
• This theory is derived from a strange object called the ruliad, which is the limit of all possible computations.
• It is the result of us as observers who are computationally bound and believe we are persistent in time.

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