Stephen Wolfram Q&A, For Kids (and others) [June 11, 2020]
Stephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an ongoing livestream series.
Questions include: Considering the Star Trek Universal Translator, what size samples of an unknown language would be needed to begin to understand it? - Is the best way to profit off mars exploration the selling of intellectual property gained from research done there? Can you think of any other ways? - Do you have an advice for all those teenagers who want to discover a new kind of Science? Just as you did! - How do you feel about: Academia vs. Self made men. Is there a place for natural self-taught talent? - Do you think language is evolutionary inevitability of consciousness, i.e if you find sentient life, you will find a language that the consciousness communicates in? As a corollary, given a language can you find a consciousness behind it? - Hello, I am a physics teacher, what is your opinion about teaching physics today? - What's your take on autonomous cars and how long till they become feasible? - What books would you recommend to a curious teen, looking forward to learning more about science and getting more concrete knowledge? - How do you go about building a team around you to solve the problems you want to work on? - Could you share some of your business knowledge with us, maybe writing some blog posts about it? - What's the future of fiat currency?
See the full Q&A video playlist: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa