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That sounds amazing! I wish they'd study something like energy storage or cheap imaging mmWave radar, or portable chemical analyzers, or any of those supposedly

That sounds amazing! I wish they'd study something like energy storage or cheap imaging mmWave radar, or portable chemical analyzers, or any of those supposedly world changing things that seem to totally vanish without a trace again whenever anyone makes a breakthrough. Hopefully it's not just this?new physics thing.

tsimionescu 5y ago
I think he was pretty clear that the Wolfram Institute, headed by Stephen Wolfram, has the single purpose of exploring the Wolfram Multicomputation model as a new foundation for all of science and mathematics. To do so, it is going to apply Wolfram's methods for productivity that have made Wolfram Research a successful company, and Wolfram Physics Project a successful delivery. Also of note, any major discoveries will be shared to the world in Wolframs clear and simple exposition style. In short, maybe this leads somewhere, who knows, but right now it looks like a massive vanity project. It also looks like it has a good chance to start derailing other people's money from actual research into Wolfram Pet Theories.
- vqrs 5y ago
  I can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic when you say "Wolfram's clear and simple exposition style" Can you link me an example?
  - issu3 5y ago
    very much sarcasm
  - tsimionescu 5y ago
    It is very much sarcasm on my part, but I was explicitly paraphrasing what is definitely an honest belief from the article: "[...] whenever we manage to make a big step forward our plan is to present it to the world using the immediate and accessible approach to exposition that I’ve developed."
- WheelsAtLarge 5y ago
  You can't deny it he has been very productive over the years. If he can pass on what has made him so productive, on to the next research generation, that's a definite plus for his institute.
poulpy123 5y ago
What sounds amazing ? That's just handwaving

tsimionescu 5y ago

I think he was pretty clear that the Wolfram Institute, headed by Stephen Wolfram, has the single purpose of exploring the Wolfram Multicomputation model as a new foundation for all of science and mathematics. To do so, it is going to apply Wolfram's methods for productivity that have made Wolfram Research a successful company, and Wolfram Physics Project a successful delivery. Also of note, any major discoveries will be shared to the world in Wolframs clear and simple exposition style. In short, maybe this leads somewhere, who knows, but right now it looks like a massive vanity project. It also looks like it has a good chance to start derailing other people's money from actual research into Wolfram Pet Theories.

vqrs 5y ago
I can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic when you say "Wolfram's clear and simple exposition style" Can you link me an example?
- issu3 5y ago
  very much sarcasm
- tsimionescu 5y ago
  It is very much sarcasm on my part, but I was explicitly paraphrasing what is definitely an honest belief from the article: "[...] whenever we manage to make a big step forward our plan is to present it to the world using the immediate and accessible approach to exposition that I’ve developed."
WheelsAtLarge 5y ago
You can't deny it he has been very productive over the years. If he can pass on what has made him so productive, on to the next research generation, that's a definite plus for his institute.

poulpy123 5y ago

What sounds amazing ? That's just handwaving