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Lex Fridman PodcastEric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 30, 2020
- Duration
- 2h 51m
- Channel
- Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
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EPISODE LINKS: Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricRWeinstein Eric's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ericweinsteinphd The Portal podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:16 - Eddie Van Halen 9:56 - Leonard Cohen 17:52 - Battle between ego and humility 23:08 - Darkness and beauty 29:50 - Jimi Hendrix 32:38 - Good Will Hunting 36:46 - Revolutionary minds 48:19 - Next Elon Musk should come from MIT 52:44 - Love with save the world 58:00 - Are we headed toward a civil war? 1:09:34 - Joe Rogan 1:23:21 - Our political leaders 1:28:41 - Younger people should have more power 1:39:00 - The Portal 2:03:50 - Money 2:05:56 - Roger Penrose 2:13:36 - Jeffrey Epstein 2:32:14 - We need to get off this planet 2:35:11 - An update on Geometric Unity 2:41:03 - Gratitude CONNECT:
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SPEAKERS
Lex Fridman
hostEric Weinstein
guestGuest (third voice, brief interjections)
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Eric Weinstein, Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134 explores Eric Weinstein and Lex Fridman Confront Genius, Despair, and Collapse Lex Fridman and Eric Weinstein range from music and mathematics to depression, suicide, and the fragility of modern civilization, using figures like Eddie Van Halen, Leonard Cohen, and Robin Williams as lenses on genius and pain.
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