Podcast
The Stephen Wolfram Podcast
Hosted by Wolfram Research · EN
Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of nearly four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking—and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.
On his podcast, Stephen discusses topics ranging from the history of science to the future of civilization and ethics of AI.
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Episodes
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Future of Science and Technology Q&A (May 29, 2026)
1w ago01:25:21Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the future of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlhZURSQIs8&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx2vIchOwIBRkDeKjuJDYTOQTopics discussed: How much control should we give AI? - AI's use in biology Future transportation - How robots could help explore the Moon and deep ocean Why underwater communication is so difficult - Future cities and microclimates
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Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [May 22, 2026]
3w ago00:52:15Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaTopics: Why perpetual motion machines fail - What might be driving the universe's expansion - How particles emerge from the structure of space - Entropy and the Big Bang theory - How temperature can become negative
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Future of Science and Technology Q&A (May 15, 2026)
3w ago01:26:08Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the future of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlhZURSQIs8&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx2vIchOwIBRkDeKjuJDYTOQTopics discussed: How human understanding evolves - The future of the scientific method - Restoring movement after paralysis - Using physics to look back at Earth's history - Life in virtual worlds - Space-based data centers - AI for verifying code
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Business, Innovation and Managing Life (May 13, 2026)
3w ago01:22:16Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about business, innovation, and managing life as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-704PZz0Uo&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx0UJceDNIMUAcjYGYFnW8yoTopics discussed: Open source in the age of AI - Making AI useful without being fooled by it - Accountability for ownerless AI - Deploying AI in the real world
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History of Science & Technology Q&A (May 6, 2026)
3w ago01:13:14Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the history of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE03Z481PVg&list=PLxn-kpJHbPx3IO8b1yvkNyASj9i_Tw4n8&pp=0gcJCdAEOCosWNinTopics: Lessons from the history of science - Why scientific progress isn't linear - Ancient inefficiencies and bad inventions - AI, automation and human motivation - Why humans started doing math
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Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [May 1, 2026]
May 1401:21:34Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaTopics: Why brains matter in biology - Evolution beyond biology - Why evolution builds life the way it does
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Business, Innovation and Managing Life (April 29, 2026)
May 1401:15:26Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about business, innovation, and managing life as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-business-qaTopics discussed: Product strategy & company focus - AI's impact on business & society - Productive leadership & paradigm-shifting ideas
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Future of Science and Technology Q&A (April 24, 2026)
May 1401:30:23Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers questions from his viewers about the future of science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaTopics discussed: Quantum biology - Mass spectrometers on the Moon - Quantum algorithms vs. traditional algorithms - Future advances in chemotherapy and stem cells
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Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [April 10, 2026]
May 1401:12:53Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram answers general questions from his viewers about science and technology as part of an unscripted livestream series, also available on YouTube here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qaTopics: Proofs in the age of AI - Learning and communicating proofs - How AI handles errors and bugs
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Ep 2: Philosophy Discussion with Stephen Wolfram and Luz Christopher Seiberth
Apr 1701:22:02Tap to summarizeStephen Wolfram plays the role of Salonnière in this ongoing series of intellectual explorations with philosophers.
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