#747 - Eric Weinstein - Why Does The Modern World Make No Sense?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 183 minutes

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Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, former managing director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster. It's a rough time to be a human. The massive increase in information we have access to has made understanding the world harder, not easier. Whether it's higher education, culture, physics, or pretty much anything else, life can be very confusing. Expect to learn what Eric thinks about the most recent furore coming out of Harvard, why the world of physics has made no progress in decades, why Jeffrey Epstein was interested in Stephen Hawking, how much truth there is in the recent flurry of stories about inter-dimensional extraterrestrials, Eric's predictions for the 2024 election and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $500 discount on Fountain Life at https://fountainlife.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: http://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: http://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: http://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's happening people?
0:01.0	Welcome back to the show my guest today is Eric Weinstein.
0:05.0	He's a mathematician, economist, former managing director at Teal Capital, and a podcaster.
0:10.8	It's a rough time to be a human, The massive increase in information we have access to has made
0:15.8	understanding the world harder, not easier. Whether it's higher education, culture, physics,
0:20.5	or pretty much anything else, life can be very confusing.
0:24.3	Expect to learn what Eric thinks about the most recent furor coming out of Harvard,
0:28.4	why the world of physics has made no progress in decades,
0:32.0	why Jeffrey Epstein was interested in Stephen Hawking,
0:34.8	how much truth there is in the recent flurry of stories about interdimensional extraterrestrials,
0:39.6	Eric's predictions for the 2024 election and much more.
0:45.0	Don't forget that you might be listening but not subscribed and the next couple of weeks have some
0:49.7	absolute huge guests coming on.
0:51.6	You don't want to miss these so the only way you can
0:53.5	ensure you won't is by hitting subscribe. So navigate to Apple
0:56.5	Podcasts or Spotify or wherever else and press the button for me. I thank you.
1:02.1	But now ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Eric Weinstein. Oh, You got your PhD from Harvard. How do you feel given the most recent fallout?
1:32.0	These opener questions are incredible.
1:36.0	It's...
1:40.0	It's amazing. It's amazing that it came to this and as a person I know studying at
1:48.0	as a person I know studying at Harvard said I wonder if we are the last generation who will continue to see
1:56.6	Harvard as this shining city on a hill and that you know, that's somebody who's there now. I think it's a disgrace and we can't talk about it, which is the fascinating part that we are effectively losing our society because we're afraid to say certain things because we're being made afraid to say certain things.
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