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-qaTopics: The Big Bang and expansion of space - Mathematics and physical reality - Computational foundations of biology - The role of kids in science and technology
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History of Science & Technology Q&A (July 23, 2025)
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-qaTopics: Historical scientific problems and modern computation - Historical contingency in technology - Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) - Visits to scientific historical sites - History of museums and ancient artifacts - Virtual particles in physics - Einstein's Unified Field Theory - Scientists as movie subjects
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Future of Science and Technology Q&A (July 18, 2025)
Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the future of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaTopics discussed: Personalized pedagogy and AI in education - Computer simulations vs. physical experimentation - Aging and longevity science AI, consciousness and human-machine interaction - Medical breakthroughs and disease eradication - Future of communication - Gene editing and CRISPR - Algorithmic decision-making
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Business, Innovation and Managing Life (July 16, 2025)
Stephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about business, innovation, and managing life as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-business-qaTopics discussed: Using AI in daily work and research - Interfaces and the adoption of AI technology - Computation and the future of algorithms - Modern day skills and computational thinking - Productivity and procrastination - Innovation, markets, and globalization
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History of Science & Technology Q&A (July 2, 2025)
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-qaTopics: Alternate histories and missed scientific paths - How science is remembered and talked about - Scientific breakthroughs - How science gets done and who gets involved
Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of nearly four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking—and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.
On his podcast, Stephen discusses topics ranging from the history of science to the future of civilization and ethics of AI.
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