Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [July 9, 2021]

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-qa Questions include: Is doing science something intrinsic to the human species, so that if humanity were to be restarted, science would emerge afresh? - Can Wolfram talk about pseudo linear congruential random number generators? -  Stephen, do you think that we as parents should control how much time our kids spent on computers and smartphones? -  ​Is it possible to have "many internets" - internet outside of this current internet? - Will nations be able enforce firewall if someone is connecting to Starlink? - what's your vision for the future and how do your current students fit into that vision?

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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.