I don't think they explained how it's different, I did listen to the podcast before posting my comment. It's a pretty basic question that IMHO demands a clear

I don't think they explained how it's different, I did listen to the podcast before posting my comment. It's a pretty basic question that IMHO demands a clear and adequate explanation. If you read the 'abracadabra' example here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_theory ... you could be reading the abstract to an early paper explaining LZW codes.