Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Stephen Wolfram hosts an unscripted Ask Me Anything about the future of science and technology for all ages.

Originally livestreamed at: twitch.tv/stephen_wolfram

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00:00 Start stream
00:12 Will we ever invent a technology that changes how we think, not just what we can do?
8:37 What's the next iteration of humans equivalent to dinosaurs?
11:14 Which do you think will happen first, complete understand of outer space or the deep ocean?
23:53 Will human still mean the same thing in 200 years?
26:25 Which organs/body parts do you see humans losing or evolving, like how the appendix is basically useless
32:01 Should we continue manned spaceflight programs given that, going forward, AI is more suited to explore space?
37:25 I'd also be interested in your thoughts on the Genesis project with the Department of Energy and their plan to wrap new discoveries in a Science & Security Platform.
50:58 For the last 50+ years, our digital world has transformed completely, yet our physical world seems stuck in the past. TVs, phones, transportation, etc. still fundamentally operate the same way they did decades ago. Why is that?
56:46 ​what technology is needed to build a flying car?
1:01:14 ​There are some, "flying cars," available. Basically an airframe shaped like an automobile with wings that fold up. It does fly but practicality seems lacking.
1:03:25 Could we ever have flying houses?
1:07:45 Can you talk about the future of smart glasses
1:13:10 As we improve our telescopes, we will be able to witness in greater and greater clarity events that have happened farther away. Can you image watching life developing many years ago many lightyears away?
1:18:37 End stream

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