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History of Science and Technology Q&A (April 2, 2025)

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Stephen Wolfram hosts a live and unscripted Ask Me Anything about the history of science and technology for all ages. Find the playlist of Q&A's here: https://wolfr.am/youtube-sw-qa Originally livestreamed at: https://twitch.tv/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 00:31 SW starts talking 00:48 Is there much history on scientists (well known or not) starting companies? 14:52 If Leibniz was around today, where do you think he would be working, what would he be doing if he was not in academia? 21:28 Any interesting suggestions for history to research? 25:04 What's the history of walking meetings? Were there notable practitioners before you? 30:37 Was the first GUI+mouse+keyboard predictable beforehand or was it a surprise at the time? 40:51 End stream Follow us on our official social media channels. X: https://twitter.com/WolframResearch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolframresearch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolframresearch/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolfram-research/ Stephen Wolfram's Twitter: https://twitter.com/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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