The Stephen Wolfram Podcast

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE03Z481PVg&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx3IO8b1yvkNyASj9i_Tw4n8&pp=0gcJCdAEOCosWNin
Topics: Lost scientific discoveries and ideas ahead of their time - How quickly civilization can take in new ideas - What it would mean for science to reach a final framework - The status of string theory and its experimental evidence - The November Revolution and the development of particle physics - The origins of quark names and particle-physics terminology

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlhZURSQIs8&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx2vIchOwIBRkDeKjuJDYTOQ
Topics discussed:  AI shaping human reality and agency - The nature of progress - The future of human biology and health - The boundaries of the brain

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-704PZz0Uo&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx0UJceDNIMUAcjYGYFnW8yo
Topics discussed:  AI and learning - Business ideas and startup strategy - Decision-making in business - Design and product development - Remote work and deciding where to live

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE03Z481PVg&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx3IO8b1yvkNyASj9i_Tw4n8&pp=0gcJCdAEOCosWNin

Topics: How the idea of discrete space developed - Why personal records matter for the history of science - How people and fields become part of history - Encounters with the past through people, machines and artifacts

Stephen reads a recent blog from https://writings.stephenwolfram.com and then answers questions live from his viewers.

Read the blog along with Stephen: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/06/games-between-programs-the-ruliology-of-competition/

Watch the original livestream on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4-CTOXSlYik