#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
4.7 • 13.6K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2021
⏱️ 110 minutes
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:52) – Philosophy becomes dangerous in difficult times
(12:15) – The power of radical ideas
(17:06) – Changing your mind
(21:19) – Fear
(22:58) – Labels
(28:02) – Thomas Aquinas
(32:32) – Nietzsche
(37:02) – Nature of truth
(39:22) – Jordan Peterson
(44:54) – Mediums of communication
(53:24) – Free will
(57:48) – Simulation
(1:02:05) – Transcending the limits of human life
(1:05:09) – Elon Musk
(1:09:30) – Aliens
(1:13:01) – Is math invented or discovered?
(1:15:36) – Theory of everything
(1:17:30) – Eric Weinstein as a dad
(1:33:17) – Music
(1:40:32) – Advice for young people
(1:42:31) – Mortality
(1:46:19) – Meaning of life
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Zev Weinstein, a young man with a brilliant, bold, |
| 0:05.2 | and hopeful mind that I had the great fortune of talking to on a recent afternoon. |
| 0:10.7 | He happens to be Eric Weinstein's son, but I invited Zev not because of that, but because |
| 0:16.1 | I got a chance to listen to him speak on a few occasions and was captivated by how deeply |
| 0:21.4 | he thought about this world at such a young age. |
| 0:24.4 | And I thought that it might be fun to explore this world of ours together with him for |
| 0:29.3 | time through this conversation. |
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| 0:46.2 | Choose wisely, my friends. |
| 0:47.7 | And if you wish, click the sponsor links below to get a discount at the support this |
| 0:51.8 | podcast. |
| 0:52.8 | As a side note, let me say that Zev acknowledges the fear associated with participating |
| 0:58.7 | public discourse and is brave enough to join in at a young age, to push forward, to |
| 1:04.4 | change his mind publicly, to learn, to articulate difficult, nuanced ideas, and grow from the |
| 1:10.1 | conversations that follow. |
| 1:12.0 | In this, I hope he leads the next generation of minds that is joining and staring the |
| 1:16.6 | collective intelligence of this big ant colony we think of as our human civilization. |
| 1:23.5 | If you enjoyed this thing, subscribe on YouTube, review it on Apple Podcasts, follow and |
| 1:28.2 | spotify support on Patreon. |
| 1:30.2 | I'll connect with me on Twitter, Alex Friedman. |
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