Institute Research
Thematic Approach
What makes the Wolfram Institute unique is our idiosyncratic approach to fundamental research. We leverage the decades of practical and highly productive research experience developed by Stephen Wolfram to pursue foundational scientific theories.
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Exploratory Fundamental Research
Developing foundational theories that underpin entire fields with the potential to unify disparate areas of research.
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Computational Minimal Models
Developing intuition by using the power of enumeration and visual understanding to search for phenomena in the universe of what’s possible computationally.
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Foundational Bottom Up Approach
By using minimal models and simple rules, we build up understanding from first principles at the foundational level.
Fields of Study
We pursue a range of fields that explore the computational universe and its implications for fundamental science. Using the unifying models of universal computation with emergent behaviors, we can solve real-world problems across various scientific disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach fosters innovation and drives new understanding of the underlying structures of reality.
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Biology
Developing big-picture theories for explaining various important biological phenomena. Work on a computational approach to biological evolution and foundations of medicine.
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Physics
Fundamental research on the structure of reality and the experimental implications of the Wolfram Physics Project.
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Mathematics
Research primarily on the structures of mathematics itself. Projects such as metamathematics, infrageometry, hypergraph rewriting, and higher arity science.
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Machine Learning
Understanding the principles that govern artificial intelligence, minimal models for machine learning, and boolean neural networks.
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Philosophy
Our research raises deep philosophical implications, especially in the philosophy of mind, consciousness studies, and metaphysics.
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Computer Science
Pioneering theoretical computer science concepts, such as multi-computation, and investigating areas of research in primitive recursive functions and cellular automata.
Research Projects
Our work is primarily organized around research projects, which serve as the central framework for our investigations. These projects facilitate collaboration among teams of researchers, aiming to reveal the fundamental principles that underpin their respective fields. The structured nature of these projects ensures that each initiative yields valuable outputs and insights.
