Stephen Wolfram: Observer Theory Solves the Entropy Problem

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0:00 What is Observer Theory?
12:42 Different Observers (Who are "YOU"?)
19:32 The Universe Talking to Itself (Particles are "Concepts")
20:10 Alien Minds and Communicating with ET
34:32 Consciousness vs. Observation
48:48 "Beliefs" Dictate the Laws of Physics
1:05:49 The Most Insightful Breakthrough of Our Time
1:22:50 Wolfram Teaches How to Research (Advice)
1:33:08 Where is the Evidence for Wolfram's Physics?
1:44:42 The "Ruliad" as an Observer
1:51:36 The Largest "Myth" of Modern Science
2:05:09 Non-Local Collections of Observers (is "society" an observer?)
2:13:54 Wolfram's Model Changes How You Act
2:20:16 Biological Theory of Everything
2:27:38 Wolfram's Writing Process
2:40:49 Curt's Next Project, Category Theory, & the Infinite Groupoid

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