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A couple of weeks ago, I started reading @stephen_wolfram's new book, "A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics". I have enjoyed it. But, my enjoyment of the book has nothing at all to do (1/6)
with whether or not it indeed points us to a fundamental (or any) theory of physics*. Instead, the pleasure I derived comes from seeing visual manifestations of the ideas of emergence; complexity from simplicity, the power of computation and of generative construction ... (2/6) 
that are captured in beautiful pictures throughout the volume.
Rather than simply read, I wanted to experiment with the ideas in the book. The examples, as in all Wolfram writings, were created with Mathematica. (3/6)
Rather than simply read, I wanted to experiment with the ideas in the book. The examples, as in all Wolfram writings, were created with Mathematica. (3/6)
