Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134
37,966Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist, podcaster, and intellectual. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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The Portal podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:16 - Eddie Van Halen
9:56 - Leonard Cohen
17:52 - Battle between ego and humility
23:08 - Darkness and beauty
29:50 - Jimi Hendrix
32:38 - Good Will Hunting
36:46 - Revolutionary minds
48:19 - Next Elon Musk should come from MIT
52:44 - Love with save the world
58:00 - Are we headed toward a civil war?
1:09:34 - Joe Rogan
1:23:21 - Our political leaders
1:28:41 - Younger people should have more power
1:39:00 - The Portal
2:03:50 - Money
2:05:56 - Roger Penrose
2:13:36 - Jeffrey Epstein
2:32:14 - We need to get off this planet
2:35:11 - An update on Geometric Unity
2:41:03 - Gratitude
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