Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134

Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist, podcaster, and intellectual. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Eric’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein
Eric’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ericweinsteinphd
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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