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