#134 – Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness
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Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist, podcaster, and intellectual. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off - SEMrush: https://www.semrush.com/partner/lex/ to get a free month of Guru - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: 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 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 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