Business, Innovation and Managing Life (June 11, 2025)

Stephen Wolfram hosts live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about business, innovation and managing life. Find the playlist of Q&A's here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-business-qa Originally livestreamed at: / stephen_wolfram If you missed the original livestream of this episode, feel free to submit a question you would like Stephen to answer in a future Q&A livestream here: https://wolfr.am/12cczmv5J 00:00 Start stream 1:47 SW starts talking 1:57 What are you looking to the most about the Wolfram summer school this year? (Any exciting projects you can give a sneak preview of?) 15:30 Have students ever taught you something surprising at Summer School? 16:21 What does the process look like to help students find a unique project that fits both their interests and Wolfram technology? 20:56 That is really nice to turn around and share education with others! thanks for offering that Mr. W. 23:02 Do you see a way for AI to deliver information to students with accurate information and references? The average student seems to use it to cheat these days. 26:50 Will the summer school ever "travel" and be held around the world? 29:46 Given the generality/genericity of taking a computational view to things, is it best deployed by "particularizing" it to each & every domain, systematically, say of the K-12 curriculum and such? 34:54 Do you think you could run your own university? Maybe the first AI led education center? 38:10 How, and how early, would you introduce your own kids to a computational view and approach, as of today given technology today (devices, AI, etc)? 43:53 Have your kids helped out with your business at all? Do you think that's valuable for them/you to be involved? 51:17 Have your kids ever taught you anything? 53:17 How often do you pursue activities outside your norm? Is that a good habit to inspire new ideas in your own work? 56:36 If you could "version control" your life decisions the way you do with code, what branches would you keep alive? 1:12:14 That's one thing about getting older, you realize you're far more like your parents than you were previously willing to believe or accept. 1:13:47 When already in one such project, how do you manage the inevitable excitement about other projects that inevitably arise, such that you bring your projects to a close with such regularity? 1:18:32 How can one regain faith in academia amid the impending wave of AI? What will be the role of universities then? Will the "publish or perish" culture transform to "no manuscript, just give me the data" 1:26:18 Is it true that some people just are not good at math? 1:32:32 End stream Follow us on our official social media channels. Twitter: / wolframresearch Facebook: / wolframresearch Instagram: / wolframresearch LinkedIn: / wolfram-research Stephen Wolfram's Twitter: / stephen_wolfram Contribute to the official Wolfram Community: https://community.wolfram.com/ Stay up-to-date on the latest interest at Wolfram Research through our blog: https://blog.wolfram.com/ Follow Stephen Wolfram's life, interests, and what makes him tick on his blog: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/

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What are you looking to the most about the Wolfram summer school this year? (Any exciting projects you can give a sneak preview of?)

What are you looking to the most about the Wolfram summer school this year? (Any exciting projects you can give a sneak preview of?)

What are you looking to the most about the Wolfram summer school this year? (Any exciting projects you can give a sneak preview of?)

Have students ever taught you something surprising at Summer School?

Have students ever taught you something surprising at Summer School?

Have students ever taught you something surprising at Summer School?

What does the process look like to help students find a unique project that fits both their interests and Wolfram technology?

What does the process look like to help students find a unique project that fits both their interests and Wolfram technology?

What does the process look like to help students find a unique project that fits both their interests and Wolfram technology?

That is really nice to turn around and share education with others! thanks for offering that Mr. W.

That is really nice to turn around and share education with others! thanks for offering that Mr. W.

That is really nice to turn around and share education with others! thanks for offering that Mr. W.

Do you see a way for AI to deliver information to students with accurate information and references? The average student seems to use it to cheat these days.

Do you see a way for AI to deliver information to students with accurate information and references? The average student seems to use it to cheat these days.

Do you see a way for AI to deliver information to students with accurate information and references? The average student seems to use it to cheat these days.

Will the summer school ever "travel" and be held around the world?

Will the summer school ever "travel" and be held around the world?

Will the summer school ever "travel" and be held around the world?

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What are you looking to the most about the Wolfram summer school this year? (Any exciting projects you can give a sneak preview of?)

What are you looking to the most about the Wolfram summer school this year? (Any exciting projects you can give a sneak preview of?)

What are you looking to the most about the Wolfram summer school this year? (Any exciting projects you can give a sneak preview of?)

Have students ever taught you something surprising at Summer School?

Have students ever taught you something surprising at Summer School?

Have students ever taught you something surprising at Summer School?

What does the process look like to help students find a unique project that fits both their interests and Wolfram technology?

What does the process look like to help students find a unique project that fits both their interests and Wolfram technology?

What does the process look like to help students find a unique project that fits both their interests and Wolfram technology?

That is really nice to turn around and share education with others! thanks for offering that Mr. W.

That is really nice to turn around and share education with others! thanks for offering that Mr. W.

That is really nice to turn around and share education with others! thanks for offering that Mr. W.

Do you see a way for AI to deliver information to students with accurate information and references? The average student seems to use it to cheat these days.

Do you see a way for AI to deliver information to students with accurate information and references? The average student seems to use it to cheat these days.

Do you see a way for AI to deliver information to students with accurate information and references? The average student seems to use it to cheat these days.

Will the summer school ever "travel" and be held around the world?

Will the summer school ever "travel" and be held around the world?

Will the summer school ever "travel" and be held around the world?

Given the generality/genericity of taking a computational view to things, is it best deployed by "particularizing" it to each & every domain, systematically, say of the K-12 curriculum and such?

Given the generality/genericity of taking a computational view to things, is it best deployed by "particularizing" it to each & every domain, systematically, say of the K-12 curriculum and such?

Given the generality/genericity of taking a computational view to things, is it best deployed by "particularizing" it to each & every domain, systematically, say of the K-12 curriculum and such?

Do you think you could run your own university? Maybe the first AI led education center?

Do you think you could run your own university? Maybe the first AI led education center?

Do you think you could run your own university? Maybe the first AI led education center?

How, and how early, would you introduce your own kids to a computational view and approach, as of today given technology today (devices, AI, etc)?

How, and how early, would you introduce your own kids to a computational view and approach, as of today given technology today (devices, AI, etc)?

How, and how early, would you introduce your own kids to a computational view and approach, as of today given technology today (devices, AI, etc)?

Have your kids helped out with your business at all? Do you think that's valuable for them/you to be involved?

Have your kids helped out with your business at all? Do you think that's valuable for them/you to be involved?

Have your kids helped out with your business at all? Do you think that's valuable for them/you to be involved?

Have your kids ever taught you anything?

Have your kids ever taught you anything?

Have your kids ever taught you anything?

How often do you pursue activities outside your norm? Is that a good habit to inspire new ideas in your own work?

How often do you pursue activities outside your norm? Is that a good habit to inspire new ideas in your own work?

How often do you pursue activities outside your norm? Is that a good habit to inspire new ideas in your own work?

If you could "version control" your life decisions the way you do with code, what branches would you keep alive?

If you could "version control" your life decisions the way you do with code, what branches would you keep alive?

If you could "version control" your life decisions the way you do with code, what branches would you keep alive?

That's one thing about getting older, you realize you're far more like your parents than you were previously willing to believe or accept.

That's one thing about getting older, you realize you're far more like your parents than you were previously willing to believe or accept.

That's one thing about getting older, you realize you're far more like your parents than you were previously willing to believe or accept.

When already in one such project, how do you manage the inevitable excitement about other projects that inevitably arise, such that you bring your projects to a close with such regularity?

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