#134 – Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness
Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist, podcaster, and intellectual. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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00:00 - Introduction
07:46 - Eddie Van Halen
15:26 - Leonard Cohen
23:22 - Battle between ego and humility
28:38 - Darkness and beauty
35:20 - Jimi Hendrix
38:08 - Good Will Hunting
42:16 - Revolutionary minds
53:49 - Next Elon Musk should come from MIT
58:14 - Love with save the world
1:03:30 - Are we headed toward a civil war?
1:15:04 - Joe Rogan
1:28:52 - Our political leaders
1:34:11 - Younger people should have more power
1:44:30 - The Portal
2:09:20 - Money
2:11:26 - Roger Penrose
2:19:06 - Jeffrey Epstein
2:37:44 - We need to get off this planet
2:40:41 - An update on Geometric Unity
2:46:33 - Gratitude