#88 – Eric Weinstein: Geometric Unity and the Call for New Ideas, Leaders & Institutions
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About this episode
<p>Eric Weinstein is a mathematician with a bold and piercing intelligence, unafraid to explore the biggest questions in the universe and shine a light on the darkest corners of our society. He is the host of The Portal podcast, a part of which, he recently released his 2013 Oxford lecture on his theory of Geometric Unity that is at the center of his lifelong efforts in arriving at a theory of everything that unifies the fundamental laws of physics.</p>
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<p>EPISODE LINKS:<br />
Eric’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein">https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein</a><br />
Eric’s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/ericweinsteinphd">https://www.youtube.com/ericweinsteinphd</a><br />
The Portal podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563</a><br />
Graph, Wall, Tome wiki: <a href="https://theportal.wiki/wiki/Graph,_Wall,_Tome">https://theportal.wiki/wiki/Graph,_Wall,_Tome</a></p>
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<p>Here’s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.</p>
<p>OUTLINE:<br />
00:00 – Introduction<br />
02:08 – World War II and the Coronavirus Pandemic<br />
14:03 – New leaders<br />
31:18 – Hope for our time<br />
34:23 – WHO<br />
44:19 – Geometric unity<br />
1:38:55 – We need to get off this planet<br />
1:40:47 – Elon Musk<br />
1:46:58 – Take Back MIT<br />
2:15:31 – The time at Harvard<br />
2:37:01 – The Portal<br />
2:42:58 – Legacy</p>