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⬐ gorgoiler

Thanks for the post. There’s a depth to Conway talking about his most commonly known piece of work, and his reactions to it, that gives one a lot to think about.

Also, this is the second time this weekend that I’ve heard John Conway refer to Scientific American. I used to be a regular reader some twenty years or so ago. Is it worth looking into again?

⬐ davidhyde

Can anyone point to a longer cut of that video? Seems like they missed a pretty interesting bit at the end!

⬐ happytoexplain

Not a longer cut, but this is the video about the thing he would "most like to know", if that's what you're referring to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOCe5HUObD4

⬐ JKCalhoun

Interesting bits (to me anyway): John Von Neuman and the colonization of Mars [0], the Halting Problem [1].

Love the rabbit holes....

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replicating_spacecraft

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_problem

Numberphile, an awesome youtube channel on its own, has done some great interviews with John Conway that are definitely worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Plq-D1gEk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8kUJL04ELA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOCe5HUObD4 He really comes across as a genuinely great guy.

⬐ oska

Thanks for mentioning those. Here's a single link to the YouTube playlist for the 5 Conway videos on that channel:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWIL8XA1npoN...