#250 – Peter Wang: Python and the Source Code of Humans, Computers, and Reality

Peter Wang is the co-founder & CEO of Anaconda and one of the
most impactful leaders and developers in the Python community.
Also, he is a physicist and philosopher. Please support this
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the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:49)
- Python (10:20) - Programming language design (30:22) - Virtuality
(40:22) - Human layers (47:21) - Life (52:45) - Origin of ideas
(55:17) - Eric Weinstein (1:00:16) - Human source code (1:04:13) -
Love (1:18:32) - AI (1:31:55) - Meaning crisis (1:54:28) - Travis
Oliphant (2:00:53) - Python continued (2:30:36) - Best setup
(2:37:54) - Advice for the youth (2:46:28) - Meaning of Life