Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society | Lex Fridman Podcast #16

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

March 20, 2019

Duration

1h 21m

Channel

Lex Fridman Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Lex Fridman

  host

• Eric Weinstein

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Eric Weinstein, Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society | Lex Fridman Podcast #16 explores eric Weinstein warns of runaway technology, broken academia, and fragile civilization Eric Weinstein and Lex Fridman discuss wit, suffering, and dark humor as reflections of intelligence and as coping mechanisms for historical trauma, especially in Eastern Europe and Russia.

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