#134 – Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness

Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist, podcaster, and intellectual. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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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