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Four Rules, Infinite Worlds: The Deep Dive into Conway's Game of Life

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We unpack how a zero‑player game with just four local rules on an infinite grid creates still lifes, oscillators, and moving spaceships, culminating in a glider gun and universal computation. Along the way we explore emergence, undecidability, and what this says about complexity arising from simplicity.

Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can make mistakes. Please double-check any critical information.

Sponsored by Embersilk LLC

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We unpack how a zero‑player game with just four local rules on an infinite grid creates still lifes, oscillators, and moving spaceships, culminating in a glider gun and universal computation. Along the way we explore emergence, undecidability, and what this says about complexity arising from simplicity.

Note: This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can make mistakes. Please double-check any critical information.

Sponsored by Embersilk LLC

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1371 episodes

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