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Essential Tips: What Are The Key Elements of Integrative Learning?

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We can draw upon various fields such as science, humanities, social sciences, and arts to enrich our understanding. This multidisciplinary approach fosters a holistic view of the world and expands our capacity for innovation.

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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

Over the years that followed there were all sorts of engineering innovations that increased the efficiency of steam engines. And after James Watt (1736–1819) produced a much more efficient version in 1776, the adoption of steam engines began to take off.

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Can AI Solve Science?

Stephen Wolfram

of what’s now Wolfram Language —we were trying to develop algorithms to compute hundreds of mathematical special functions over very broad ranges of arguments. Back in 1987—as part of building Version 1.0 In the past, people had painstakingly computed series approximations for specific cases. So might AI change that?

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Remembering the Improbable Life of Ed Fredkin (1934–2023) and His World of Ideas and Stories

Stephen Wolfram

Richard Feynman and I would get into very fierce arguments. He relishes calling his parents dopes, but aside from arguments about subjects like how late he should be able to hang out with his buddies, its clear that he doesn’t think we’re dopes. It’s just my nature. Some glide through that period of life without hassle.