The Last Theory

In his General Theory of Relativity, Einstein combined the three dimensions of space with the one dimension of time in what we now know as Einstein’s equations.

Ever since, physicists have thought of …

We’re used to thinking of space as continuous.

A stone can be anywhere in space. It can be here. Or it can be an inch to the left. Or it can be half an inch further to the left. Or it can be an infini…

We humans have always been fond of invisible things.

Poltergeists, fairies, unicorns, the Yeti, the Lost City of Atlantis.

Just because you can’t see them, it doesn’t mean they aren’t there.

Scientists,…

We know what it means when we say that our universe is three-dimensional: it means that we can move in three orthogonal directions: left-right; up-down; forwards-backwards.

But what would it mean to s…

Are Wolfram’s graphs three-dimensional?

In Episode #009: How to measure the dimensionality of the universe – watch the video or read the article – I introduced a mathematically-minded crab, which was …

Today’s episode includes a lot of visuals, so I recommend you watch the video or read the article rather than listen to the audio.

In Episode #007: The expanse: dimension, separation & explosion – wat…

I’ve been running simulations of our universe, according to Stephen Wolfram’s computational theory of physics.

Where’s the computer that runs these simulations?

Well, it’s right here. This a low-powere…

In the last episode, I introduced two fundamental characteristics of space: position and distance.

Today, I’m going to introduce three more characteristics of space: dimension, separation & explosion.

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What is space in Wolfram Physics?

I’ve talked about the basic concepts of Wolfram Physics: nodes, edges, graphs & rules.

I just threw these concepts out there. No explanation. No rhyme, no reason. Node…

I like being asked questions about Wolfram Physics.

When I try to answer them, though, I often find myself trapped in an infinite regress.

To address a question about Wolfram Physics, I might first nee…

It’s all about the animations.

I’ve been coding coding coding the few weeks to develop my simulations of Wolfram Physics.

So now I’m able to explore a number of simple rules and ask a number of simple …

Wolfram Physics might be the most fundamental scientific breakthrough in your lifetime.

And yet you’ve probably never heard of it.

Here’s why.

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Albert Einstein’s 1905 papers

Stephen Wolfram’s project to …

Are you ready?

Today, I’m going to dive right into Wolfram Physics.

If you’ve never heard of Stephen Wolfram or his team’s project to find the fundamental theory of physics, don’t worry.

Think of it lik…

I always envy those people who, through a fantastic stroke of luck, find themselves to be exactly the right person in exactly the right place at exactly the right time to seize a once-in-a-lifetime o…

Welcome to The Last Theory, an easy-to-follow exploration of what might be the last theory of physics.

In 2020, Stephen Wolfram launched the Wolfram Physics Project to find the elusive fundamental the…