#88 – Eric Weinstein: Geometric Unity and the Call for New Ideas, Leaders & Institutions

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> <p>Support this podcast by signing up with these sponsors:<br /> &#8211; Cash App &#8211; use code &#8220;LexPodcast&#8221; and download:<br /> &#8211; Cash App (App Store): <a href="https://apple.co/2sPrUHe">https://apple.co/2sPrUHe</a><br /> &#8211; Cash App (Google Play): <a href="https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w">https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w</a></p> <p>EPISODE LINKS:<br /> Eric&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein">https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein</a><br /> Eric&#8217;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> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast.</span>&#160;If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ai">https://lexfridman.com/ai</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.</p> <p>Here&#8217;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 &#8211; Introduction<br /> 02:08 &#8211; World War II and the Coronavirus Pandemic<br /> 14:03 &#8211; New leaders<br /> 31:18 &#8211; Hope for our time<br /> 34:23 &#8211; WHO<br /> 44:19 &#8211; Geometric unity<br /> 1:38:55 &#8211; We need to get off this planet<br /> 1:40:47 &#8211; Elon Musk<br /> 1:46:58 &#8211; Take Back MIT<br /> 2:15:31 &#8211; The time at Harvard<br /> 2:37:01 &#8211; The Portal<br /> 2:42:58 &#8211; Legacy</p>