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/2023/12/observer-theory/ 00:00 Start stream 20:03 SW starts talking 20:34 The Concept of the Observer 26:19 The Operation of Observers 37:48 How Observers Construct Their Perceived Reality 41:36 The Case of Quantum Mechanics 50:04 Observers of Abstract Worlds 1:01:52 In the End It's All Just the Ruliad 1:07:57 What We Assume about Ourselves 1:15:57 The Cost of Observation 1:25:22 The Future of Observer Theory 1:33:20 What are the computational rules of observation? how do you get from bits of space to bits of meaning? 1:36:29 So you are saying there are no discrete objects, everything is connected, there is just oneness of quantum fields... 1:37:16 But who observes the observer? 1:38:24 Computational boundedness leads to unpredictability thanks to chaos theory? 1:43:35 Can we confidently say where we are in the ruliad? 1:47:03 So is the multiway graph based on Everettian Quantum Mechanics? 1:49:24 Are you kind of defining the axioms of Einstein's 'Observer' in special relativity? 1:53:59 Leonard Susskind described an observation as an entanglement, would like to know your thoughts on this. Can an observer be something that is both accelerating and decelerating in stable tandem? 1:54:57 Is "analysis" our best bet to transfer an observation between two observers in a lossless manner? 1:57:00 How should observers like us consider scientific measurements? 2:00:39 End stream Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram Follow us on our official social media channels. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WolframResearch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolframresearch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolframresearch/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolfram-research/ Stephen Wolfram's Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephen_wolfram/ Contribute to the official Wolfram Community: https://community.wolfram.com/ Stay up-to-date on the latest interest at Wolfram Research through our blog: https://blog.wolfram.com/ Follow Stephen Wolfram's life, interests, and what makes him tick on his blog: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/
