3 ms·

If you have read anything about Wolfram, you'd be less surprised. Brilliant, but perhaps not so careful about related work. See http://shell.cas.usf.edu/~wclark

• yaseer 5y ago
  Yes, whilst I admire Wolfram's work, he combines hubris (e.g. Claiming to reinvent science[0]), with a tendency to ignore the work of others [1]. Hubris aside, he's not a conventional thinker, and I found his personal setup interesting [2]. [0] https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/ https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science#Originality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science#Original... [2] https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-productive-life-some-details-of-my-personal-infrastructure/ https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2019/02/seeking-the-prod...
  • spoonjim 5y ago
    I feel like he’s a decent guy with some kind of psychological disorder that makes him very unaware of the line between proper Western self-regard and very unbecoming arrogance.
    • belugacat 5y ago
      He’s had tremendous success and impact through the work that his outlook on the world enabled. I can’t see how there’d be any incentive to update one’s self view in those circumstances.
• lioeters 5y ago
  > A New Kind of Review - by "a reader" > I can only imagine how fortunate you must feel to be reading my review. This review is the product of my lifetime of experience in meeting important people and thinking deep thoughts. This is a new kind of review, and will no doubt influence the way you think about the world around you and the way you think of yourself.