History of Science and Technology Q&A for Kids and Others (November 3, 2021)

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-qa Questions include: What sort of math was ancient India up to? - How were modern shipping containers standardized? What are some of the advantages of optimal standardized packaging? - Are there any developments in replacing or improving workflow for math papers, that is mostly writing in latex and reading pdf if I am not mistaken? What is current trend? - How can we ensure the software generating the proof is correct?

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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.