Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 23, 2023

And in the end, as we’ll discuss later, that’s a more flexible and powerful way to communicate. There’s a big example of this historically, in mathematics. But then mathematical notation was invented, and math took off—with the development of algebra, calculus, and eventually all the various mathematical sciences.

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Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 5, 2024

Three centuries ago science was transformed by the idea of representing the world using mathematics. And that’s for example why things like mathematical formulas have been able to be as successful in science as they have. In 2000 I was interested in what the simplest possible axiom system for logic (Boolean algebra) might be.

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Futurum

AUGUST 11, 2022

I have also been advocating for STEM programmes to develop more flexibility and to be more accessible. I work with the Project for Inmate Education programme at UCSC, where I teach algebra and astronomy in Santa Cruz jail facilities. This was a community I had really been missing; now, it’s great to feel fully understood by peers.

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Stephen Wolfram

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Many would say that modern exact science was launched in the 1600s with the introduction of what we can call the “ mathematical paradigm ”: the idea that things in the world can be described by mathematical equations—and that their behavior can be determined by finding solutions to these equations.

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Stephen Wolfram

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Many would say that modern exact science was launched in the 1600s with the introduction of what we can call the “ mathematical paradigm ”: the idea that things in the world can be described by mathematical equations—and that their behavior can be determined by finding solutions to these equations.

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