#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:52) – Philosophy becomes dangerous in difficult times<br />
(12:15) – The power of radical ideas<br />
(17:06) – Changing your mind<br />
(21:19) – Fear<br />
(22:58) – Labels<br />
(28:02) – Thomas Aquinas<br />
(32:32) – Nietzsche<br />
(37:02) – Nature of truth<br />
(39:22) – Jordan Peterson<br />
(44:54) – Mediums of communication<br />
(53:24) – Free will<br />
(57:48) – Simulation<br />
(1:02:05) – Transcending the limits of human life<br />
(1:05:09) – Elon Musk<br />
(1:09:30) – Aliens<br />
(1:13:01) – Is math invented or discovered?<br />
(1:15:36) – Theory of everything<br />
(1:17:30) – Eric Weinstein as a dad<br />
(1:33:17) – Music<br />
(1:40:32) – Advice for young people<br />
(1:42:31) – Mortality<br />
(1:46:19) – Meaning of life</p>