Preface 1 The Foundations for a New Kind of Science 2 The Crucial Experiment 3 The World of Simple Programs 4 Systems Based on Numbers 5 Two Dimensions and Beyond 6 Starting from Randomness 7 Mechanisms in Programs and Nature 8 Implications for Everyday Systems 9 Fundamental Physics 10 Processes of Perception and Analysis 11 The Notion of Computation 12 The Principle of Computational Equivalence Notes

A New Kind of Science: Twentieth Anniversary Collection

Celebrate 20 years of NKS with this collectible box set containing hardcover copies of A New Kind of Science, A Project to Find the Fundamental Theory of Physics and the commemorative Twenty Years of A New Kind of Science.

Writings & Livestreams

History of Science and Technology Q&A (July 2, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | July 2, 2025 Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [Episode 160] Physics Project Working Session | June 20, 2025 Future of Science and Technology Q&A (June 13, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 13, 2025 Business, Innovation and Managing Life (June 11, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 11, 2025 History of Science and Technology Q&A (June 4, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 4, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 910: Design Review for MCP Server Paclet Physics Project Working Session | May 22, 2025 What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds beyond Ours Physics Project Working Session | May 21, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 909: Language Design in Wolfram Language [Supplied, TakeUntil and More] Physics Project Working Session | May 21, 2025 What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds beyond Ours Writing | May 21, 2025 Future of Science and Technology Q&A (May 16, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | May 19, 2025
What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds beyond Ours Writing | May 21, 2025 What Can We Learn about Engineering and Innovation from Half a Century of the Game of Life Cellular Automaton? Writing | March 18, 2025 Towards a Computational Formalization for Foundations of Medicine Writing | February 3, 2025 Launching Version 14.2 of Wolfram Language & Mathematica: Big Data Meets Computation & AI Writing | January 23, 2025 Who Can Understand the Proof? A Window on Formalized Mathematics Writing | January 9, 2025 Useful to the Point of Being Revolutionary: Introducing Wolfram Notebook Assistant Writing | December 9, 2024 Foundations of Biological Evolution: More Results & More Surprises Writing | December 5, 2024 On the Nature of Time Writing | October 8, 2024 Nestedly Recursive Functions Writing | September 27, 2024 Five Most Productive Years: What Happened and What's Next Writing | August 29, 2024
History of Science and Technology Q&A (July 2, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | July 2, 2025 Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [Episode 160] Physics Project Working Session | June 20, 2025 Future of Science and Technology Q&A (June 13, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 13, 2025 Business, Innovation and Managing Life (June 11, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 11, 2025 History of Science and Technology Q&A (June 4, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 4, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 910: Design Review for MCP Server Paclet Physics Project Working Session | May 22, 2025 What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds beyond Ours Physics Project Working Session | May 21, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 909: Language Design in Wolfram Language [Supplied, TakeUntil and More] Physics Project Working Session | May 21, 2025 Future of Science and Technology Q&A (May 16, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | May 19, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 908: Design Review for Tabular Aesthetics continued Physics Project Working Session | May 19, 2025
What Can We Learn about Engineering and Innovation from Half a Century of the Game of Life Cellular Automaton? NKS | March 18, 2025 Towards a Computational Formalization for Foundations of Medicine NKS | February 3, 2025 Foundations of Biological Evolution: More Results & More Surprises NKS | December 5, 2024 Nestedly Recursive Functions NKS | September 27, 2024 What's Really Going On in Machine Learning? Some Minimal Models NKS | August 22, 2024 Ruliology of the "Forgotten" Code 10 NKS | June 1, 2024 Why Does Biological Evolution Work? A Minimal Model for Biological Evolution and Other Adaptive Processes NKS | May 3, 2024 Observer Theory NKS | December 11, 2023 Aggregation and Tiling as Multicomputational Processes NKS | November 3, 2023 Expression Evaluation and Fundamental Physics NKS | September 29, 2023
History of Science and Technology Q&A (July 2, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | July 2, 2025 Science & Technology Q&A for Kids (and others) [Episode 160] Physics Project Working Session | June 20, 2025 Future of Science and Technology Q&A (June 13, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 13, 2025 Business, Innovation and Managing Life (June 11, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 11, 2025 History of Science and Technology Q&A (June 4, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | June 4, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 910: Design Review for MCP Server Paclet Physics Project Working Session | May 22, 2025 What If We Had Bigger Brains? Imagining Minds beyond Ours Physics Project Working Session | May 21, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 909: Language Design in Wolfram Language [Supplied, TakeUntil and More] Physics Project Working Session | May 21, 2025 Future of Science and Technology Q&A (May 16, 2025) Physics Project Working Session | May 19, 2025 Live CEOing Ep 908: Design Review for Tabular Aesthetics continued Physics Project Working Session | May 19, 2025
What Can We Learn about Engineering and Innovation from Half a Century of the Game of Life Cellular Automaton? Ruliology | March 18, 2025 Who Can Understand the Proof? A Window on Formalized Mathematics Ruliology | January 9, 2025 Foundations of Biological Evolution: More Results & More Surprises Ruliology | December 5, 2024 Nestedly Recursive Functions Ruliology | September 27, 2024 What's Really Going On in Machine Learning? Some Minimal Models Ruliology | August 22, 2024 Ruliology of the "Forgotten" Code 10 Ruliology | June 1, 2024 Why Does Biological Evolution Work? A Minimal Model for Biological Evolution and Other Adaptive Processes Ruliology | May 3, 2024 Can AI Solve Science? Ruliology | March 5, 2024 Aggregation and Tiling as Multicomputational Processes Ruliology | November 3, 2023 Expression Evaluation and Fundamental Physics Ruliology | September 29, 2023