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The Tim Ferriss Show

#637: Stephen Wolfram — Personal Productivity Systems, Richard Feynman Stories, Computational Thinking as a Superpower, Perceiving a Branching Universe, and The Ruliad... The Biggest Object in Metascience

The Tim Ferriss Show

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🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Stephen Wolfram (@stephen_wolfram) is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language; the author of A New Kind of Science; the originator of the Wolfram Physics Project; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of more than 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.

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This episode is brought to you by Butcherbox. Butcherbox makes it easy for you to get high quality,

0:05.1

humanely raised meat that you can trust. They deliver delicious 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef,

0:11.6

free-range organic chicken, heritage-breed pork, and wild-caught seafood directly to your door.

0:17.4

For me, in the past few weeks, I've got a ton of their salmon, as well as two delicious

0:22.1

barbecue ribs racks in the oven. Super simple. They were the most delicious pork ribs I've ever prepared,

0:27.2

and my freezer is full of Butcherbox. When you become a member, you're joining a community focused on doing what's better for all.

0:34.0

That means caring about the lives of animals, the livelihoods of farmers, treating our planet with respect,

0:38.6

and enjoying better meals together. Butcherbox partners with folks, small farmers included, who believe in going above and beyond

0:45.2

when it comes to caring for animals, the environment, and sustainability. And none of their meat is ever given antibiotics or added hormones.

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So how does it work? It's pretty simple. You choose your box, and your delivery frequency. They offer five boxes, four curated box options,

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as well as the popular custom box. So you get exactly what you end or your family love. Box options and delivery frequencies can be customized to fit your needs.

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You can cancel at any time with no penalty. Butcherbox ships, your order frozen for freshness,

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impacted an eco-friendly 100% recyclable box. It's easy. It's fast. It's convenient. I really, really enjoy it. And best of all, looking at the average cost, it works out to be less than $6 per meal.

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Plus an additional $20 off. So sign up today at Butcherbox.com slash Tim and use code Tim to get free revised for a year, plus that $20 off.

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More than 30% of American struggle sleep. And I'm a member of that sad group. Temperature is one of the main causes of poor sleep.

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And heat has always been my nemesis. I've suffered for decades, tossing and turning, throwing blankets off, putting them back on, and repeating ad nausea.

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But now I am falling asleep in record time faster than ever. Why? Because I'm using a simple device called the Pod Pro Cover by 8th sleep.

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It's the easiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced, but most user friendly solution on the market.

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