Eric Weinstein: Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society

Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2019

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, physicist, and managing director of Thiel Capital. He formed the “intellectual dark web” which is a loosely assembled group of public intellectuals including Sam Harris, Jordan Peterson, Steven Pinker, Joe Rogan, Michael Shermer, and a few others. Video version is available on YouTube. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations.

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Eric Weinstein.
0:03.2	He's a mathematician, economist, physicist, and a managing director of Teal Capital.
0:08.6	He coined the term and you could say, is the founder of the Intellectual Dark Web,
0:14.2	which is a loosely assembled group of public intellectuals that includes Sam Harris,
0:18.4	Jordan Peterson, Stephen Pinker, Joe Rogan, Michael Shermer, and a few others.
0:24.6	This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence Podcast at MIT and beyond.
0:30.0	If you enjoy it, subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, or simply connect with me on Twitter at Lex Friedman
0:36.9	spelled F-R-I-D. And now here's my conversation with Eric Weinstein.
1:00.9	Are you nervous about this?
1:02.1	It's careless.
1:03.6	Okay.
1:04.4	Nebuspoclacia.
1:07.1	You mentioned Kung Fu Panda as one of your favorite movies.
1:11.1	It has the usual profound master's student dynamic going on.
1:14.5	So, who has been a teacher that significantly influenced the direction of your thinking and
1:20.9	life's work? So, if you're the Kung Fu Panda, who was your Shifu?
1:25.2	Oh, well, that's interesting because I didn't see Shifu as being the teacher.
1:28.7	Who was the teacher?
1:30.4	Uwe, master Uwe, the turtle.
1:33.1	Oh, the turtle, right.
1:34.8	They only meet twice in the entire film.
1:37.5	And the first conversation sort of doesn't count.
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