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Can space and time emerge from simple rules? Wolfram thinks so.

Friday, June 20, 2025

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST

Online

Stephen Wolfram joins Brian Greene to explore the computational basis of space, time, general relativity, quantum mechanics, and reality itself.

This program is part of the Big Ideas series, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

This program can be watched here, and on our YouTube channel, starting at 4PM on Friday, June 20.

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Stephen Wolfram

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Mind the Gap: Will Tiny Discrepancies Derail Cosmology?

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Black Holes and Quantum Gravity

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What Creates Time? A Challenge to Scientific Orthodoxy

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How Science Revealed a Simple Universe: The Winding Road to Cosmic Breakthroughs

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Infinite Beginnings? Time in Cutting Edge Cosmology

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Straight Talk on Quantum Computing

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Beyond Planets: The Quest for Exomoons

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Roger Penrose: Time, Black Holes, and the Cosmos

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Will AI Spark the Next Scientific Revolution?

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Beyond The Stars: A Journey to the Edge of Space and Time

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Does Quantum Mechanics imply Multiple Universes?

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