Eric Weinstein: Are You Kidding Me? This is SUICIDE!

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Fresh off his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE), join me and Eric Weinstein in this frank discussion diving deep into philosophical and existential questions of nuclear war, UFOs, faith, belief, global conflict, antisemitism, the state of elite academia, geopolitical threats including American leadership in STEM, COVID annihilation and more.
Eric holds a Ph.D. in mathematical physics from Harvard, but did not pursue the traditional academic route at all. He is an author, mathematician, economist, and Managing Director of Thiel Capital. Eric practices physics outside the academic establishment, and in that regard he is most famous for his geometric unity proposal. He is the host of The Portal podcast and known as one of the voices of the intellectual dark web.
Weinstein is a vocal critic of modern academic hierarchies and advocates for advances in scientific theory over an emphasis on experimental results.
He is the host of The Portal Podcast which can be found at ericweinstein.org/
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00:00:00 Intro
00:04:30 What is the difference between atheism, agnosticism, and the belief in a “first cause”.
Is “creation” necessary for God to exist?
00:07:00 The Bible according to Eric Weinstein
Religious scientists and perception-mediated evolution.
00:09:29 "Jesus Smuggling", Evolutionary biology, intelligent design, and Brett Weinstein’s perception mediated selection and the examples of the Lampsilis Mussel and Darwin’s orchids.
00:22:00 Belief in God vs. atheism. Doubts about atheism? We are meant to believe!
00:27:40 What is the greatest challenge to humanity below the Von Karman Line (beginning of space): global warming, COVID, nuclear annihilation, or UFOs?
00:34:00 Dealing with extreme events. What can prevent nuclear annihilation? Should we restart atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons to remind humanity how terrible they are? Is this the “end”? Three monuments to the Holocaust to remind humanity of the worst-case scenario: Berlin Memorial (www.visitberlin.de/en/memoria... ), Babyn Yar Memorial (babynyar.org/ua) and the memorial to Sinti boxer Johann Trollman (www.hmd.org.uk/resource/johan... ).
00:42:30 What about UFO and the Chinese balloon phenomenon? Could it be a Psyop? Direct vs. indirect evidence.
00:45:50 Sources and methods and the issue of privilege in controlling information and the erosion of the public's faith in science and public health.
00:50:20 Is faith in science being undermined to our doom?
00:54:04 Equity and the crisis in academia. How it leads to the degradation of elite academic research institutions.
01:01:00 Do we need a new academic model?
01:04:50 How should the priesthood of academia be remade?
01:09:00 Is America giving away its advantage to foreign influences and cheap research labor?
01:18:15 Is the American news media keeping us in the dark and distribution mis/dis-information? We need to know!
01:21:50 The collapse of an academic pyramid the academic hunger games and selling out of American science.
01:25:40 What to think about Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter six months later?
01:32:00 Optimism for AI brains and a note on geopolitics
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  • @DrBrianKeating
    @DrBrianKeating Жыл бұрын

    Is there credible evidence for UFO's of extraterrestrial origin?

  • @Baleur

    @Baleur

    Жыл бұрын

    The most credible evidence is that we as Homo Sapiens exist, therefor others must exist in a universe that shares the same laws of physics and chemistry as on Earth. Otherwise, to argue that we are the only ones, is equal to argue that God created Earth in 7 days from nothing, in uniqueness compared to the rest of the observable and unobservable universe. MIT did a study on how long it would take a singular technological spacefaring civilization to fully explore every single solar system in the Milky Way, around 7 million years (with sub-FTL technology, no magical warp drives and no stargates, just traditional linear propulsion and deceleration at the midpoint). This is because as colonization and expansion continues, so does the total industrial output of the civilization and resources available, thus the total number of probes or colony ships sent out, increase exponentially for every previously visited or colonized solar system. Worth noting here is also that the Drake Equation is not a proper estimation of anything, since it does NOT factor in colonization and exploration. It only gives you the number of alien civilization homeworlds out there, it does NOT factor in, or attempt to calculate, how many solar systems they have spread to during their X year lifespans. In short, the Drake Equation only gives you the STARTING POINT of these civilizations, NOT their CURRENT expansion or territory. The galaxy is billions of years old, and the above mentioned calculation was done with a single spacefaring civilization, during all those billions of years. If only 3 civilizations existed during the entire galaxy's lifetime, then we have a vastly increased probability that EVERY solar system has been colonized or at least probed by a physical actual craft. Since spacecraft can exist in perpetuity given a proper orbit, especially a wide orbit around a star rather than just around a planet, therefor there ought to exist at least ONE probe from another civilization (currently alive or ancient extinct) even in our very own solar system, orbiting a planet, moon or the sun itself, somewhere out there, still active or dormant since eons. Now, IF faster than light travel is indeed possible, that number of probable probes in our very own solar system increases exponentially by a factor of how many other galaxies exist in the universe (not just the observable universe, but the total size of the universe). At that point, it would mathematically NOT be improbable at all for our planet to have millions of visitors yearly. Even astronomers simply havent done the math on the sheer scales of even a single interstellar civilization, the industrial output and the "manpower" in terms of probes or spacecraft they might possess. We're talking about numbers incomprehensibly large. So whenever i hear self-proclaimed astronomers and phycisists and sceptics say "its not probable that ET's might be visiting us", it's equivalent to them saying "Earth was created as a divine miracle by the hand of God". Yet somehow they themselves do not recognize that to be the core gist of what they're saying. Because of course a self-respecting sceptic and scientist wouldnt argue in favor of God having created life on Earth. But that is exactly what they're doing when claiming that ET visitation isnt probable. It's more than probable, it's expected. It is in fact improbable that our solar system would have been spared of any exploration what so ever given the numbers above.

  • @Hairytoe1

    @Hairytoe1

    Жыл бұрын

    If a government spends $millions to train a pilot and gives them an $80 million plane. I think that's a credible witness.

  • @marlonbryanmunoznunez3179

    @marlonbryanmunoznunez3179

    Жыл бұрын

    No.

  • @jonesie7391

    @jonesie7391

    Жыл бұрын

    Can't wait guys. I work crazy long hours in private health care and you guys and all the different pods you all appear on help me get through it. When it's 3 am and I can have a 25 minute nap I instantly go to Eric.... Right to sleep. 💜 I mean that with love, your recent Rogan was fantastic Eric.

  • @patrickl6932

    @patrickl6932

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jonesie7391 Zzzzzzzz……Sean Carroll is good for nap-time as well

  • @inthefade
    @inthefade Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad Eric is making the rounds lately.

  • @thePlum

    @thePlum

    Жыл бұрын

    Need more of him tbh

  • @Stadtpark90
    @Stadtpark90 Жыл бұрын

    I love when Eric says:”I’ve been wrong on this…” and then continues to dive deeper and differentiate more and cut deeper with the scalpel of his mind to lay open the anatomy of smaller and deeper things. Or when he says:” I’ve changed my mind on this…” after he decided to investigate something he already had made his mind up on before on his gut feelings.

  • @ranirathi3379

    @ranirathi3379

    Жыл бұрын

    only an INTELLIGENT, INQUISITIVE mind can do that - hold an open mind to even their own mind.

  • @bunsw2070

    @bunsw2070

    Жыл бұрын

    I have a hard time trusting Eric. He has Peter Thiel on as a guest more than anybody else. Thiel owns Palantir which is the company national security created to collect and store information on all Americans and likely, all foreigners as well. I don't know what this means but it can't be anything other than profoundly evil. Look what's going on in Ukraine or what happened with Covid. The people distributing information are all employed to distract from the real issues. The virus most likely didn't come from Wuhan, it was just released there. And the gene therapies came from the military as well. Why did most countries go along with this. See the Argentine Pfizer contracts.

  • @ChatGPT1111

    @ChatGPT1111

    Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps but to 'Realize' is to make real, that which you perceive. Some people recognize that they are more motivated by realizing or firmly believing in something than they would otherwise be by just leaning toward or thinking that they believe.

  • @JakeRaymond7

    @JakeRaymond7

    Жыл бұрын

    I swear to god Eric fans are more interested in poetry than the science.

  • @scottsherman5262

    @scottsherman5262

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ranirathi3379 I don't think it takes any above average intelligence to be willing to utilize, earnestly, critical thinking. I mean, I'm a contrarian, so just ignore me here, but I also don't think it takes a very inquisitive mind...I think, rather, the more crucial components are selflessness & a humble/egoless mind that is truly, actually dedicated to reason & something resembling the scientific method. I think being capable of truly changing your mind, especially about polarizing issues that have real social costs, has much more to do with morality than intellect.

  • @MrGahndiii
    @MrGahndiii Жыл бұрын

    I'm very thankful for Eric. He is a breath of fresh air to say the least. The world needs more brave intellectuals that are willing to acknowledge our current situation.

  • @CountMeOut33

    @CountMeOut33

    Жыл бұрын

    Sure but What does he do with it?

  • @Biedropegaz

    @Biedropegaz

    Жыл бұрын

    right, especially ones which are calling for surrender if mad opponent has a nuke....I believe that Eric and host should surrender Us to make putin happy

  • @jediknight73

    @jediknight73

    11 ай бұрын

    I'm not a scientist but I would be too nervous to debate Eric

  • @jediknight73

    @jediknight73

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@Biedropegaz guarantee it's not IF nuklear war will happen, but WHEN will it😮??

  • @rickved

    @rickved

    11 ай бұрын

    @@jediknight73 That's only because he is a bully. He knows nothing.

  • @sethbase6960
    @sethbase6960 Жыл бұрын

    The chemistry between you & Eric makes this dynamic duo a real treat!

  • @populisttrope9385

    @populisttrope9385

    Жыл бұрын

    Eric talks over Brian and won't let him finish a thought.

  • @Biedropegaz

    @Biedropegaz

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah, especially when they are talking ridiculus things about surrender other nations to make putin to stop the war...saying that they are showing that they both have lost connection to reality

  • @Chris-hw4mq

    @Chris-hw4mq

    8 ай бұрын

    Brian is a coward and Eric washed the floor with him. No wonder he has no subscribers

  • @NoName-zn1sb

    @NoName-zn1sb

    3 ай бұрын

    @@populisttrope9385 He has no thoughts worthy of expression.

  • @mygamecomputer1691
    @mygamecomputer1691 Жыл бұрын

    Whenever Eric Weinstein is on I watch the entire show no matter how long it is. I really appreciate Dr. Keating and everything he does as well as giving us a chance to hear more from Eric.

  • @WW11110

    @WW11110

    Жыл бұрын

    Oath

  • @seas1392

    @seas1392

    11 ай бұрын

    Always

  • @Jamesdodson33

    @Jamesdodson33

    11 ай бұрын

    Same. One the smartest humans I’ve listened to

  • @CONEHEADDK

    @CONEHEADDK

    9 ай бұрын

    I bet (you heard it from me first) that if you ask people about the expression "ID", you will find, that they don't even hear the words the same way. Some will hear "design" as "made by a designer", while others wil hear "structure and functions" aso. S "ID" will for some be "designed by an intelligence of a kind, that had to be consious" while others will hear "pretty f*ckin smart structures and functions", or something else.

  • @kylenolan3138

    @kylenolan3138

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@Jamesdodson33, yet works for Peter Thiel.

  • @vidiveniviciDCLXVI
    @vidiveniviciDCLXVI Жыл бұрын

    As a Roma, that piece in the middle about the boxer brought tears to my eyes. Bless you Eric, you're a wonderful human being.

  • @Diemf74

    @Diemf74

    Жыл бұрын

    What a 🐈

  • @vidiveniviciDCLXVI

    @vidiveniviciDCLXVI

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Diemf74 If you think having emotions makes you weak, you're a very confused and repressed human.

  • @danarrington2224
    @danarrington2224 Жыл бұрын

    There's an episode of The Big Bang Theory where Leonard goes on a radio show to talk about physics and basically says that nothing new has been discovered in the last 50 years. Almost every time I listen to Eric, I'm reminded of that episode.

  • @rdalge

    @rdalge

    8 ай бұрын

    At the risk of sounding too much like JP, it depends on what you mean by “new”, and by “discovered”. We know a lot more than we did 50 years ago.

  • @danarrington2224

    @danarrington2224

    8 ай бұрын

    @@rdalge Yes we do. We should know a lot more than that.

  • @user295295

    @user295295

    8 ай бұрын

    We know a lot more. Like many more genders. And we forgot what a woman is. Admit it. We are in a little dark age.

  • @anthonydavis9382

    @anthonydavis9382

    7 ай бұрын

    Affirmative Action.

  • @CFLsurfr

    @CFLsurfr

    Ай бұрын

    @@user295295 We know a lot more about Quantum Mechanics, not gender identity. Stop politicizing every single topic, please.

  • @tictac1020
    @tictac1020 Жыл бұрын

    Dr Keating, I've seen and heard your name here and there over the years and this is the first time watching you. Came for Eric, stayed for the dynamic conversation.

  • @tleevz1
    @tleevz1 Жыл бұрын

    Weinstein is doing a good job communicating a view point that lots of people in the scientific community completely ignore or even ridicule. It would be to the benefit of the scientific community to listen and consider what he's saying, because it is about to be very relevant. Thank you handsome pair of kind sirs.

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @jaydenwilson9522

    @jaydenwilson9522

    Жыл бұрын

    next 2 years a going to be fun but the decade after will be amazing haha 'pseudoscientists' UNITE!!!!!

  • @johnhudson5414

    @johnhudson5414

    Жыл бұрын

    Can you explain why it is about to be relevant?

  • @tleevz1

    @tleevz1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnhudson5414 The Nobel prize in 2022 was awarded for essentially proving space time is not fundamental. Materialism is dead.

  • @ChatGPT1111

    @ChatGPT1111

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tleevz1 exactly, because the same group of sellout partisan geniuses that gave Obama the Peace Prize in the first week of his presidency deems it so.

  • @christianbolt5761
    @christianbolt5761 Жыл бұрын

    We need more people like Eric.

  • @Harpin519
    @Harpin519 Жыл бұрын

    Both Weinstein Bro’s are willing to speak the truth at the risk of being ostracized by the academic establishment, They’re right there shouldn’t be any topics that are taboo to discuss, it’s a rare occurrence to see Professors and Scientists w Big Balls 💫☮️💫

  • @cadenmorgan9936

    @cadenmorgan9936

    11 ай бұрын

    Z😢Zzzz Ass 😢😮y😮yu

  • @cadenmorgan9936

    @cadenmorgan9936

    11 ай бұрын

    🎉😢😢😢🎉🎉😢😢😢🎉😮

  • @Anthony-ru7sk

    @Anthony-ru7sk

    9 ай бұрын

    That’s just what you’ve heard out of their own mouths. They’re smart guys, but sometimes eric hypes up how smart they both are.

  • @auditamplifier8493

    @auditamplifier8493

    9 ай бұрын

    Bret is not speaking "the truth" when he's lying about the efficacy and side-effects of the COVID vaccine...💯

  • @virtuosomaximoso1

    @virtuosomaximoso1

    9 ай бұрын

    Weinstein should replace Tyson as the internet science spokes person.

  • @StereoSpace
    @StereoSpace Жыл бұрын

    This is one of the most open, interesting and intelligent conversations I've heard on this channel. Loved it.

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! *What was your favorite takeaway from this conversation?* _Please join my mailing list to get _*_FREE_*_ notes & resources from this show! Click_ 👉 briankeating.com/list

  • @StereoSpace

    @StereoSpace

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DrBrianKeating Considering the title, this takeaway is apropos: Eric on equity (around the 57 minute mark): "This is beyond communism. This is communism for people who didn't think the amount of suffering under communism was sufficient. " I recall giving both '1984' and 'Harrison Bergeron' to my then teenage daughter to read. They scared her, as they should, yet in many ways we're watching both of those come to pass in our lifetimes. As a society, we need to find our way out of this mess, and we won't do it by ignoring it or being silent. I understand those who are, they may have no choice, but those who can speak need to.

  • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307

    @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DrBrianKeating 10:30 Eric Weinstein destroys any credibility he had with the "im too dumb! i think a magical pixie did it, not anyones magical pixie but my magical pixie and it has the same denomination and beliefs as I do!" 🤦‍♂🤣

  • @Nerzhina

    @Nerzhina

    Жыл бұрын

    You hit the "bullseye" with your comment. Change happens from the ground up. We the people have the power to change human society, the capitalist & political system for the good of all humanity. Worldwide the system serves the interests of the elites. I believe Noam Chomsky & Yanis Varoukais have written & spoken about this subject.

  • @williamrunner6718

    @williamrunner6718

    Жыл бұрын

    If you read the links I've posted above, you'll see how silly this topic was.

  • @williamjmccartan8879
    @williamjmccartan8879 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you both very much for your time and letting us follow along as you chat about important issues that aren't part of the mainstream being presented to us.

  • @denimlabels7315

    @denimlabels7315

    Жыл бұрын

    I am not sure why I am listening to this but it is near impossible to talk to anyone about ideas without motives. All the great philosophy can only be born from an environment clear of pre-conceived judgement.

  • @padraigadhastair4783
    @padraigadhastair4783 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Brian, Eric, always enjoyable and thought provoking. Cheers.

  • @stuartvolkow9286
    @stuartvolkow9286 Жыл бұрын

    Having open discussions on substantive issues is what we need more of!

  • @michaelclark2357
    @michaelclark2357 Жыл бұрын

    as a 73-year-old medical scientist A.S.C.P. then a M.S. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from C.U.N.Y. in 1973 there were no real inquiry into the Unified Field Theory my doctorate advisor repeated that he was unable to comprehend the tensor analysis or the Reiman for relativity no physics done since the mid 1979s Eric as a mathematician you are correct in your analysis of the universities in the last 35 years

  • @zit1999
    @zit1999 Жыл бұрын

    I am beyond thankful for the ability to witness such conversations. Almost every minute is poignant, packed full of well-meaning wise arguments. 💗

  • @mikenethery9418

    @mikenethery9418

    Жыл бұрын

    ya..right!...lol

  • @bunsw2070

    @bunsw2070

    Жыл бұрын

    It's amazing how disagreeable Weinstein can be and nobody gets their feelings hurt. I agree with Weinstein on most things other then geopolitics. How he can be so clueless about the war is hard to believe.

  • @tiborkoos188

    @tiborkoos188

    Жыл бұрын

    who is paying you to say things like this ?

  • @zit1999

    @zit1999

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tiborkoos188 who taught you to ask questions like these?

  • @bunsw2070

    @bunsw2070

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tiborkoos188 Lol. I had to check to see what you were replying to. Now I see your point.

  • @winstonsmith8240
    @winstonsmith8240 Жыл бұрын

    "I'm not saying Star Wars is a documentary,....although The Matrix is." 🤣👍

  • @chunkyMunky329

    @chunkyMunky329

    3 ай бұрын

    The first Matrix, sure. But the sequels? No.

  • @richardbare9911
    @richardbare9911 Жыл бұрын

    Nearly half hour in and a great conversation, as usual... and no ad break yet, great improvement

  • @mfiocca
    @mfiocca Жыл бұрын

    What a great pod. I really appreciated listening to you all discuss science and theology in the same context with not only pure objectivity, but also respect.

  • @jjuniper274
    @jjuniper274 Жыл бұрын

    I am always clicking on an Eric interview, admired his view for quite a few years now. Thank god for conversations like these.

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @nrdbomber
    @nrdbomber Жыл бұрын

    Music/art often express exactly how I'm feeling, when I'm otherwise unable to articulate it with reason & logic. In much the same way, Eric Weinstein is so often able to condense the nebulous fog of my thinking, into a simple fluid expression that articulates precisely what was on the tip of my tongue but wasn't able to be put into exact words. Eric, the artist-logician.

  • @chalcedonv6997
    @chalcedonv6997 Жыл бұрын

    "There is an issue of privilege with many of the things we cannot resolve". Brilliant! Thank you Eric!

  • @ottofrank3445
    @ottofrank3445 Жыл бұрын

    How can I miss Eric Weinstein!!! THE MOST INTERESTING PERSON.

  • @crhu319

    @crhu319

    26 күн бұрын

    The most interesting fascist anyway.

  • @JohnDoe-bi5cc
    @JohnDoe-bi5cc Жыл бұрын

    "Bread and saucers" is great phrase!

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks !

  • @talkingmudcrab718
    @talkingmudcrab718 Жыл бұрын

    The quickness with which Eric Weinstein answers the Good/Bad things happening, and with sound rationale and morality is a good indicator of what kind of person he is. Well done. Massive respect.

  • @TheJeremyKentBGross

    @TheJeremyKentBGross

    Жыл бұрын

    I definitely care more about bad things happening to good people. I don't especially care that much about bad people being punished in most cases, excepting where they need to be stopped from continuing abuses, in which case it can be emotionally powerful. But then again i tend to view punishment mainly as a deterrent rather than revenge. If I somehow knew someone who did something unspeakably terrible would never do it again and legitimately regretted it, and wasn't indefinitely benefiting from their former bad action, I would be totally fine with letting them go, excepting maybe if they needed to serve as a warning for others. It's mainly people who show absolutely no regard or remorse for the damage they have done or do (or only fake remorse, remorse for getting caught rather than the action), that I really want to see come to harm. But even then, I'd usually much rather see people saved from victimization by such bad actions than be sure the villain got their just deserves, if I had to choose. Or at least that's what I seem to observe in myself. That's not denying there are behaviors that I find myself wishing the most horrible suffering on. But I try to avoid that too, if for no other reason than it probably only hurts me and not them.

  • @EvilThing3154
    @EvilThing3154 Жыл бұрын

    This seems like it was a challenging conversation for both of you to have, and I’m so grateful for both of you that you were willing to have it. More like this 🙏🏻

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much

  • @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307

    @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DrBrianKeating You have two options Theist believe in a god, Atheist dont its the same as pregnant! Either you are or you arnt! Agnostics ARE ALL ATHEISTS! you dont believe in a god! Now if you want to claim you are agnostic about pixies, vampires, gods (BETTER BE ALL GODS), werewolfs, the tooth fairy and santa WHY BOTHER its doesnt matter the fact remains you are Apixie Avampire Atheist for all of them? Now if your using agnostic because you cant be sure god doesnt exist or not exist, then I hope you are agnostic for everything else to be fair! So why pick out one religion to have when by your agnostic standard you should none or EVERY religion and every version of each religion? But just be "agnostic" about them all! Are you agnostic on if apples exist? if you exist? if 2+2 = 4 ? if you want to be claim to be an agnostic to be rational and unbiased you must be agnostic for everything! BUT WHY DONT YOU? BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE STUPID!

  • @GeoffBlackmore
    @GeoffBlackmore Жыл бұрын

    Thoroughly enjoyed the entire conversation, and feel a bit smarter for it. Thank you gents.

  • @ciaranoregan3710
    @ciaranoregan3710 Жыл бұрын

    Great chat. It is truly insane that even now, on the tail end of a plague likely sparked by a lab leak and during a hot war with thermonuclear threats being voiced, that the Twin Nuclei Problem is not part of daily discourse.

  • @sirlight4954

    @sirlight4954

    Жыл бұрын

    To stop them being voiced, arm Ukraine now. Only when nuclear wielding forces are brought back to reality will they stop being voiced

  • @curtisvalle5141

    @curtisvalle5141

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm certain that a very high percentage of the population has no idea what a nucleus or its plural is. One could hope that the concept, once explained, would engender much more attention.

  • @DDeCicco

    @DDeCicco

    Жыл бұрын

    Eric offers a solution decision tree to deal with the TNP, and he considers all of them unlikely to occur. I would want to ask him if progress made on multiple fronts relating to each branch of the tree -- even if unevenly distributed and, in some cases, small to modest-- might aggregate into a viable resolution to the conditions of the problem.

  • @DrDeuteron

    @DrDeuteron

    Жыл бұрын

    Time stamp? What is the twin nuclei problem? Never heard it, bit it’s a big field.

  • @DDeCicco

    @DDeCicco

    Жыл бұрын

    @Dr Gamma D I don't believe he discussed it here. I think it's an original concept that Eric came up with

  • @JoeRo689
    @JoeRo689 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been watching everything with Eric lately.

  • @kronkite1530

    @kronkite1530

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too! Even searching out podcasts and clips.

  • @joonasmakinen4807

    @joonasmakinen4807

    Жыл бұрын

    Why? What are you looking for from him?

  • @kronkite1530

    @kronkite1530

    Жыл бұрын

    @@joonasmakinen4807 Optimism. And patience. Things I might learn by following his example.

  • @JoeRo689

    @JoeRo689

    Жыл бұрын

    Mostly for better insights into all of this. He is one of the greatest minds on Earth. If we want to have an basic understanding of what’s going on; I think he is one of the most qualified.

  • @joonasmakinen4807

    @joonasmakinen4807

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JoeRo689 If you are after one of the greatest minds on Earth, then go and see Jordan Peterson’s youtube channel.

  • @ryanfowler2595
    @ryanfowler2595 Жыл бұрын

    I wish I had the words to express my appreciation for this conversation……I am an un educated blue collar midwesterner. I have worked in retail, construction, labor unions, and a little over a decade in law enforcement. I have ranted like a loon my entire adult life about equality destroying our blue collar labor. We are all struggling with such similar issues! I wish folks could slow down long enough to realize this and start turning things around.

  • @videogangster1635
    @videogangster1635 Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate this candid exchange. I appreciate you all.

  • @eismscience
    @eismscience Жыл бұрын

    Eric is so spot on with his concern about the risks we're facing as a species. Thank you for this exchange.

  • @giffica

    @giffica

    Жыл бұрын

    But he misses the ball on solutions when he refuses to accept organized religion.

  • @eismscience

    @eismscience

    Жыл бұрын

    @@giffica That's an interesting comment. What religion do you think is the solution and how so? Thanks.

  • @giffica

    @giffica

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eismscience For him? Judaism. As a religious Jew myself whose studied the period of Hellenizers and the Haskalah, these assimilation movements detach the genetic psyche from archetypal belief structure. This shakes faith. This leads to the post modern condition. I know science guys dont want to accept it but look at the recent research Incan Genetics adapting to the usage of hallucinagenic substances. It didnt just change their thinking, it changed their genes. Similar, Jewish genes are the most insular of all. As a result when Jews, like Eric, seperate themselves they begin to morph into sinners. Think Epsitein. Think Hollywoods Weinstein. Think Bernie Madoff. These are hyper assimilating groups of Jews, rather than the religious core. If guys like Eric would join us in Minyan at Orthodox synagogue, instead of splintering their own Christian sects, they would be able to access the entire community network and funding system eric is looking for. Orthodox higher education institutions are VERY well funded, and no one works. They just learn all day. If eric cared he would direct some of the Talmudic institutional wisdom toward science, and syncrenize faith and science. This is my issue with him. He is off. Ive spent my whole life attempting to grapple with the divide between Materialists and Idealists. Eric refuses to let go of his Materialism, and he will remain an Epikoros. When he tosses that off, accepts with FAITH, not proof, gods existence then we jews might be able to get off this rock, and start the next exilic period, and build our third temple in the cosmos, and be as numerous as the stars as God promises to Abraham. Eric reads "you will be as numerous as the stars" and doesnt accept with faith WE WILL REACH THE STARS. He wants to wait until something hits him in the head. God doesnt worm that way.

  • @eismscience

    @eismscience

    Жыл бұрын

    @@giffica Thanks for your response. You may or may not be able to see that your language doesn't really make sense to anybody but you and perhaps some of your co-religionists. My next respectful challenge for you would be to put that religious language and conceptualization into terms that are more understandable and practical. For example, what do your ideas have to say about the biggest open questions in physics, economics, or politics? Thanks.

  • @amsb4dafunk558

    @amsb4dafunk558

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eismscience Look at you, getting allkinda irked, and shit. You know damn well “what/which religion”, sparky.

  • @liamsouthwell27
    @liamsouthwell27 Жыл бұрын

    I think this should be a regular duo podcast, a merging of the two shows - 'Into the Portal'? Maybe? You can work on the name but I love seeing you two getting more comfortable with each other and the dynamic chemistry that has developed is fantastic. Brian's almost saccharin, naïve optimism mixing with Eric's no-BS, 'we're getting off this thing', terse anti-hero vibe just works wonders for me. Please at least keep it going!

  • @ethanwilliam9944
    @ethanwilliam9944 Жыл бұрын

    I always appreciate what Eric Weinstein has to say and I especially like the fact that he has no problem admitting that he has changed his mind about something. Too many people in academia will fight tooth and nail over a theory that they subscribed to many years ago while knowing that in the time that's past since, the theory has been proven to be totally wrong. One can see many examples of this throughout academia. I wish they would follow Eric's lead on that and just admit they are wrong and searching for what's correct or accepting the new proposal.

  • @Za7a7aZ

    @Za7a7aZ

    8 ай бұрын

    Scientist knowingly defending and holding on to a questionable and worse case wrong theory are the worst..

  • @AJ-oy1di
    @AJ-oy1di Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Dr Keating, keep doing this awesome podcast, I respect the work your doing!

  • @Esch_atton
    @Esch_atton Жыл бұрын

    Really awesome seeing your podcast develop, Brian!

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated! Please share it with your friends

  • @CherryWaves1729
    @CherryWaves1729 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the episode, this is the most meaningful conversation uploaded to KZread in recent memory. I admire the sincerity with which you strive for the truth as well as your work ethic!

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Appreciate that

  • @spaceinyourface
    @spaceinyourface Жыл бұрын

    Great interview Brian,,always good to see you & Eric together,,also,,,we absaloutley love Professor Dave,,,he knows a lot about the science stuff,,,,!!! & he's the best debunker'er we've ever seen.. He's a proper Boss.. 👌 p.s,,We also have a signed copy of his brilliant book ,,is this wifi organic.

  • @JC-uk7tf
    @JC-uk7tf Жыл бұрын

    As someone who works in a university STEM faculty, Eric is 100% spot on.

  • @sikwee

    @sikwee

    Жыл бұрын

    speak out more we need more ppl who do this

  • @harris4041

    @harris4041

    Жыл бұрын

    My advisor also agrees with me on these problems but he refuses to speak up..I am Chinese and I am extremely sensitive to marxism ideology.I left my country to get away from all that. I didn't want to have to pass the ideologic test. Imagine my disappointment and anxiety when I have to persuade my white liberal friends that how bad Marxism is. I am so tired of these s*t.

  • @nicknorthcutt7680
    @nicknorthcutt7680 Жыл бұрын

    Great podcast 👏 I love the work you guys are doing. Totally on board!

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, very much

  • @ditchcomfort
    @ditchcomfort Жыл бұрын

    Yes yes yes!! I always always enjoy when Eric is a guest. Was a super interesting show when you was on Rogan also lately. Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴

  • @CorpoCanada
    @CorpoCanada Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy the episodes with Eric. Very well spoken,

  • @richardventus1875
    @richardventus1875 Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes, 'Good' things happening to someone can be very bad for them.

  • @ffs55
    @ffs55 Жыл бұрын

    Eric, THANK YOU for speaking truth and sanity. Brian, THANK YOU for recognizing the value of this conversation.

  • @kenhiett5266
    @kenhiett5266 Жыл бұрын

    Equity = destruction

  • @michaeltimms7124
    @michaeltimms7124 Жыл бұрын

    I quickly dashed to the site honouring Rukeli Trollmann! incredibly sad but courageous story. We learn things every day-. Hats Off Eric xxx

  • @emoryolsoff96
    @emoryolsoff96 Жыл бұрын

    I look forward to and deeply revel in the conversations between you two.

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much

  • @electronmess
    @electronmess Жыл бұрын

    Hey, Dr Keating, It's always nice to listen to your conversations. Just a quick tip, if I may, as a professional sound engineer, apply a little bit of a high-pass (/low-cut) filter to your audio. Helps with sub bass rumble, breath impact. Will improve the listening experience. ☺️ Cheers and thank you for your work!

  • @DrBrianKeating

    @DrBrianKeating

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tip!

  • @santibanks

    @santibanks

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DrBrianKeating and perhaps use a compressor to tame both vocal mics. Yours is often louder mixed than the guest's.

  • @electronmess

    @electronmess

    Жыл бұрын

    ​​​​@@santibanks Slow down man, that could mess up transients, introduce compressor pumping. Notice, apart from occasional outbursts, the dynamics on a single person are good, not too wide. First just do the basics right, raise/lower the gain on one mic. Squeeze dynamics later if necessary.

  • @santibanks

    @santibanks

    Жыл бұрын

    @@electronmess Perhaps my response was a bit poorly phrased but I don't mean to use the compressor to get Brian level with Eric. I suggest a compressor on both mics as a bit of smooth compression is desirable to even things out because levels do fluctuate depending where the head is located compared to the mic. It's not 20 db difference between words or sentences but in the absence of fader riding a bit of compression is not a bad choice I think. IMO there's nothing wrong with touching transients, that's what the compressor is for. It's spoken word, not a drumbus where you want punchy transients to come through. Of course I understand that severely compressing with bad settings actually can affect legibility of words. But I do assume that you yourself add compression to vocal tracks (be it leads or background vocals) too and therefor recognise it's not a problem for which the wheel needs to be invented for? (1176, LA3A, 33609 are my personal favourites along with this free "Klanghelm MJUC jr" plugin which is some take on a vari-mu). Being afraid of pumping doesn't really make sense to me. If you get a compressor into pumping territory then your settings are too extreme and it's kind of the opposite of "smoothing things out" and i'm assuming that if one would select "vocal presets" on a compressor, it would not get into the pumping territory. And my second remark is that Brian's mic is often mixed louder than the guest, as a hint that he might want to consider to change the volume for either one of them.

  • @electronmess

    @electronmess

    Жыл бұрын

    @@santibanks Sure, I'm mostly on board with that. I just know many people tend to be hasty with compression and add it everywhere just in principal, without second guessing if it's even necessary, or how exactly it should be set up. It can do more harm than good if you don't know what you're doing. Some people just slap a preset expecting miracles. Yes, Brian is louder, but Eric's quietest parts aren't as drowned compared to his average. So my initial thought was, first just raise the gain, to get them on the same level. 🙂 If Dr. Keating were to use a compressor on the whole chain, containing both him and Eric, his voice would approach comp. threshold more than Eric's. And if there were two compressors processing Eric and Brian separately, set up differently, you'd still end up with two unequal gain levels. So you'd have to change volume anyway. 😄 I use compressor in my work, yes. But in most cases, if I don't use aggresive compression in a creative way, I prefer being more surgical with it and make light and targeted brush strokes. As an example where compression is at its most useful is, when you have a rich mix full of layered instruments. Quieter parts of your vocals are getting drowned, In such cases, gain cannot save you, and compressor helps to make it beautifully fall into place. ☺️

  • @sow4now
    @sow4now Жыл бұрын

    Interesting exchange. Without exception, it’s as if Eric argues predicated on my briefs, regardless of subject or context. His affect is an obvious treasure- among a group by significant measure, that I pray it may be written- enlightened the bold who then purged the rot. And so, I do as I am.

  • @nicoledickens2366
    @nicoledickens2366 Жыл бұрын

    1:27:32 exactly. Letting your intellectual opponents speak will only strengthen your argument if you're correct. If not then it allows you to change your mind and adjust your reality testing which only helps you make better decisions and hypothesis.

  • @charlesc6011
    @charlesc6011 Жыл бұрын

    Great podcast. Found you through Lex.

  • @Andy_Mark
    @Andy_Mark Жыл бұрын

    It's refreshing to hear people being both smart and kind. Intelligent people show wisdom when they treat opposing view points with respect. I feel like we are all striving to define one photo in an endlessly vast photo mosaic.

  • @Shinryakugun
    @Shinryakugun Жыл бұрын

    Thank you as always, gentlemen.

  • @scottfletcher1956
    @scottfletcher1956 Жыл бұрын

    Bravo Eric. I honestly can’t think of a more important issue than getting off this planet for the reasons you mentioned. I’m really glad, and incredibly grateful, that someone of your stature is echoing that sentiment. I’m a cynic at heart. I’d love to see your uninhibited opinion on this issue. I’d bet things are worse than you say they are, but your constraint by position. Excellent conversation gentlemen.

  • @tippytalk
    @tippytalk9 ай бұрын

    I love listening to Eric Weinstein, I think his brilliant mind and the way of thinking is a breath of fresh air.

  • @jayb150
    @jayb150 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve always liked Eric, but after watching the most recent JRE, which was over four hours. I have a new respect for him and his tenacity for truth. I truly respect the shit out of that man.

  • @inxiti

    @inxiti

    Жыл бұрын

    Oof. He's become the old man who yells at clouds. That's not truth, it's just vitriol.

  • @smokeyliver5736

    @smokeyliver5736

    Жыл бұрын

    @@inxiti he fucked ur mother or some Since u hate him so much?

  • @jayb150

    @jayb150

    Жыл бұрын

    @@inxiti enjoy your denial.

  • @robbie_

    @robbie_

    Жыл бұрын

    I didn't hear much "truth". A heard a lot of conjecture. Eric is fast developing a "last ten percent" problem for me. Same as people like Graham Hancock (also a favourite on Rogan). His take on Ukraine was also spectacularly dumb. "we're scared of your nukes, so we'll do nothing". Just replace "nukes" with "tanks" and Ukraine with the Czech Republic in 1938.

  • @jayb150

    @jayb150

    Жыл бұрын

    @@robbie_ your perspective makes sense.

  • @medhurstt
    @medhurstt Жыл бұрын

    I was under the impression that intelligent design was about a designer that worked from outside the system, not intelligence within the system that helped drive evolution. They're really different things.

  • @philmccracken2012
    @philmccracken2012 Жыл бұрын

    I'm about 15 minute's into the comment section from this video. I've read way too many. But there's one thing I can take away from all of it. Most of the comments are comparatively nicer than most comment sections. Even when people are disagreeing with each other, and going back-and-forth, most of the comments actually have thought behind them. It's kind of nice.

  • @mickimicki5576
    @mickimicki5576 Жыл бұрын

    I think there's a more direct meaning for the name given to Egypt as "the narrow place". It's basic geography, especially in antiquity the place was uninhabitable except within a short distance of the unbranching Nile River. So it was a narrow country. Pass that on to Eric please.

  • @RWin-fp5jn
    @RWin-fp5jn Жыл бұрын

    A very welcome and open debate! You gotta love Eric’s brutally honest analyses and analogies. But being part of academia, even more kudos to Brian. It takes courage to host and absorb Eric’s comments. So then, listening to this debate, gradually the realisation sinks in, just what exactly happened to academia post WW2; It all hinges on the ‘open society’ of the West getting increasingly vulnerable in the 50s and 60s to Soviet spying in academia as well as their increased efforts to destabilise / subvert Western societies via growing influence in academia, greens and leftists parties. Often via founding and funding of NGO's. Recognising this threat, the West wisely decided for security reasons, to transfer all relevant and strategically important research to private companies, whereas the residual subjects were allowed to stay in the public domain and even allowed to balloon to its current oversized collection of social welfare queens with accompanying prizes to keep up appearances. So, what was the split? Human, environmental, general medical studies were allowed to remain public, yet ALL relevant STEM research was removed. This means that all STEM research remaining in the public universities is either deemed non-essential (e.g. Standard Model of particles / forces) or are straight ‘distractions & frauds’. The latter category entails all of the following: String theory, Multiverse, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, SuSy, Quantum Gravity, Detection of GW’s, etc. It was all Nobel Prized sanctioned distraction. In return for producing well-paid nothing burgers, academia where at times expected to help create fear to keep the populus in check (health, environment, aliens) with the goal of acceptance of higher taxes, limited freedoms, and other state goodies. Some defendable IMHO. The NGO’s on their part, gradually shifted their funding from (former) communist states towards the Malthusian western elites, who actually believed much of the fear mongering, and made sure only weak governments were installed everywhere in the west. This opportunity was next seized by the more war-minded folks and here we are at the brink of ultimate insanity. Or as Olliver Hardey would say; ‘…Now that’s another fine mess you have gotten us in…’

  • @claudiafahey1353

    @claudiafahey1353

    Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating observation problem is it's gonna go over so many people's heads, especially if you really didn't pay that much attention to history in a relevant way to have noticed these markers you list...

  • @righteouswhippingstick

    @righteouswhippingstick

    Жыл бұрын

    So unbelievably refreshing to hear people relate a truthful accounting of open minded observations formed in a sensible logical cohesive framework and then opined in fearless clarity. I dont think anyone watching this video will have any challenge whatsoever understanding your comment minus anyone that gets auto triggered from ego identity being defined as the framework you are dismantling, no, redefining...actually just explaining. This information has been readily available for several years - that there are two sciences and one is but public consumption hamster wheels

  • @halsteadart
    @halsteadart Жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the candidness of this discussion as far as describing, I think very accurately, the problems brought on our society by our reliance upon an elite class of academics and officials, who are prone to corruption and are basically fond of forcing their own whims and bad policy upon the rest of us, to our expense and to their advantage. What I cannot fathom - and I feel like I see this everywhere these days, in any conversations of a remotely socio-political nature - is why Eric Weinstein, and by your agreement with him, you as well @DrBrianKeating, seem to propose that the answer to this hierarchical corruption is to establish a NEW meritocracy in academics, one which is driven by (correct me if I misunderstand) mathematical intelligence and maybe some arbitrary measure of usefulness? And applying this to people's "fertility?" "We probably needed to go to a eusocial education model..." "What we needed was most of us not to be fertile" Eric makes these assertions after describing the problems with the academic hierarchy as it has been, he says, since the 70's, and which he says are a symptom of "equity" and a philosophy that is "worse than communism." Well, OK. But his proposed solution appears to me, for all I can discern (maybe I'm way off the mark?), and which he claims was "about to happen" in the early 70's, to be a kind of "meritocratic" eugenics, whereby the most "intelligent" (and a casual laugh is shared, here, about how Keating is having too few children) should be reproducing, and everyone else should be "working." And through invocation of the Math Geneology Project, my understanding of what is suggested is that mathematicians, by virtue of "surviving to adulthood and reproducing," are going to create exponentially more mathematicians over subsequent generations. (???) I am hoping that this part of the conversation was simply a long-winded relation of what the problematic "elites" believe. Because it goes without saying that trying to apply some arbitrary definition of "merit" to the ridiculous authoritarian dream of deciding who does or does not get to have children not only goes against scientific evidence (being "good at mathematics" not only has a flimsy relationship to deterministic genes to begin with - and the idea of purely deterministic genetics itself is basically pseudoscience, as genes are often multi-purposeful and it is dangerous to assume we know all their functions - but it certainly doesn't transfer through generations exponentially! Not to mention the subjective and always changing definition of what is or is not "useful" in an evolving society!) but also goes against the very principles that Weinstein himself seems to espouse earlier in this video, and in fact suggests the establishment of an even MORE centralized and corrupt hierarchy that would be, certainly, far "worse than communism," insofar as it strikes me as being pretty communistic already (Have we already forgotten "from each according to his/her ability," which was literally quoted earlier in this conversation?), but taken to the Nth degree. I see this kind of backflip so often these days, it's crazy. Jordan Peterson seems rather fond of it. Basically, someone accurately describes the corruption and lies we are being told by authorities whom we are meant to trust, and I think to myself, "Finally, rational people are crying foul!" and then ten minutes later into the conversation, they turn around and start talking about the need for eugenics, and/or why we should have MORE, not LESS, centralized control over our population. This looks no different to me than the self-destruction I am seeing from our Republican and Democrat party thought leaders, who constantly try to one-up each other by proposing that the answer to the other's power-mongering is to give THEMSELVES, and/or the authorities THEY wish to salute, more power. I am still fairly new to this channel. So please feel free to correct me if I'm misunderstanding the positions, here. It's not my channel and nobody asked for my opinion. But if anyone has read this far in my rambling response I'm writing, here it is. What we DO need is more DE-centralization. We need to protect the voices of all individuals, their ability to consent to things that affect them, and their ability to freely compete with one another on a voluntary basis. The way to fight communism is not with plutocracy. Civil rights and civil liberties do not have to be mutually exclusive. The back-and-forth between these principles is always going to be messy, but it's a balance we have to keep striving for, even or perhaps especially as we advance into an increasingly digital age.

  • @xmlviking
    @xmlviking Жыл бұрын

    What an amazing episode. I love these two gentilman. Just exquisite example of our future. TY so much.

  • @markstandard9891
    @markstandard9891 Жыл бұрын

    Wow great talk. I learned a lot. Thank you both very much for your time. I'll see you next time.

  • @BB-cf9gx
    @BB-cf9gx Жыл бұрын

    Wow. The ground covered in this interview is astounding. Kudos for diving in to the deep end unconstrained.

  • @RogerBranch
    @RogerBranch11 ай бұрын

    Two scientists with enormous hearts.

  • @duaneday5474

    @duaneday5474

    8 ай бұрын

    Heart full of Soul 😉

  • @eifnhoj7722
    @eifnhoj7722 Жыл бұрын

    Side note one of the most intelligently thought out conversations I've ever had the pleasure to listen to.

  • @maxdream2178
    @maxdream2178 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome conversation as always. As a rehabilitated former meathead who spent most of his college days lifting/beer drinking. Your conversations invigorate me and I find myself reading and researching more about science and public policy. Incredible pod, Eric always brings It

  • @Baleur
    @Baleur Жыл бұрын

    1:20:50 i finally "got" Brian. He's so far into the proverbial box, that even when he thinks his mind is liberated to think "outside the box", he's not even touching the walls of the box.. Furthermore, and perhaps most important, he has some sense of engrained notion of upholding the "scientific sceptical truth" to such an extent, that he feels compelled to analyze the other side of any argument, to play devils advocate for every single issue, no matter how absurd it is, in order for him, to his own elevation of the "scientific principle", to adhere to the almost divine and holy concept of never settling with one solution or one answer, in absolute terror of him perhaps in some universe being charged as being biased. He's so afraid of making a stand for ANY opinion or ANY issue what so ever, becuase he might be wrong, or other people watching might disagree. So the only possible course his mind can take, is the neutral course, where he neither says A is right, or says B is wrong. This is often CONFUSED with the scientific method, but its taken way too far, to the point of nothing being true, if everything is equally valid.. It gives the sense that, if you were to tell Brian how bad the holocaust was, he'd say "well hold on a bit here, perhaps there are other factors as well". Of course there are other factors, in everything. But that isnt sufficent to sacrifice your very ability to attain an opinion and stance on something.. I see the same thing in Lex Fridman lately. Where he's so enormously focused on being "open-minded" (in the misinterpreted sense of never settling on one conclusion), to the detriment of his own mind, where he's not able to conclusively think anything without also having to put equal value on the opposite thing. In a sense, the concept of "Equity" has infested these peoples minds to the point where they're not even able to think something, without a hundred million caveats and devils advocate'ism and "hang on but perhaps". No. Some things you have to crystallize into your own stance. You have to stand for SOMETHING, ANYTHING. You can't take equal value and validity to every single possible outcome in the multiverse we live in. I know to some extent you do this for the audience, to cater to every possible opinion and stance every possible viewer may have, beacuse you dont want to alienate anyone or disagree with any of the viewers. But this isnt sustainable Brian. You can't please everyone, because everyone cant possibly have the same stances on every issue that you have. You need to not be so enslaved to the comments section (THIS ONE INCLUDED, feel free to ignore it) I feel every sentence you speak, and this applies to SO many people nowadays, are premediated by an almost subconcious precognitive vision of "oh someone might say that is bigoted, someone might say that is x-phobe", so you're self-moderating and self-censoring your own very thoughts before they are allowed to manifest into spoken words. Their own minds are walking on proverbial eggshells in fear of saying something that might be extremely misconstrued in the most ridiculous sense, to the point where you cant say anything conclusive about anything. If you stand for everything, you stand for nothing. You have to dare to let the waveform collapse into something you truly, actually, believe in. Otherwise you'll forever be this amorphous thing that could just be replaced by ChatGPT. "There are many factors to consider, many people have diverse beliefs and opinions, its important to judge each opinion on the merits of its own structures". Not to this extent. You're a human being with a free thinking free mind. You're not a robot programmed to stay the neutral path on every possible issue imaginable. You have to dare to be free, and stand for something. You have to dare to say, "I believe THIS is true", and say "no, i believe THAT is wrong". I mean Eric is literally asking you, as a university professor, "is it okay that equity means your top preforming students need to be brought down to equalize the total outcomes of all students?", and you're literally afraid to say that it isnt okay, that it goes against the entire foundation of science. You're afraid to say the Earth is round, because "perhaps there are some aspects to Flat Earth theory that should be considered". For gods sake. Do you believe nothing?

  • @msimon6808

    @msimon6808

    Жыл бұрын

    In other words he is a scientist not an engineer. Engineering is the art of making what you want from what you can get at a profit. - (C)MSimon Scientists ask "Is the theory correct?" Engineers ask "Does it work?"

  • @kevinherrlin1772
    @kevinherrlin1772 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Doc. ! You were like a border collie corralling a gazelle, but you managed to bring it home. Well done.

  • @joshrandalldisavows6697
    @joshrandalldisavows6697 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful conversation ❤

  • @LJrock101
    @LJrock101 Жыл бұрын

    James Tour is awesome.

  • @s0cializedpsych0path
    @s0cializedpsych0path Жыл бұрын

    I was atheist for 22 years, until I died for a few minutes. I was able to accurately describe the situation in the room when I was dead, and had an experience that convinced me of God. I'm not claiming a specific God... just that it exists. It predicted some pretty wild things would happen to me... and they have happened exactly as I was shown. 5 years of watching these "visions" come true. Wasn't able to say it out loud until last year.... but oddly, my religious friends don't take it well (because it defies their understanding of God that they got second hand, from a book or preacher/Rabbi), while my atheistic friends are far more open about considering it. It's alarmingly accurate. Down to being told I would be befriended by a childhood hero who would help me achieve a goal of mine. I'm now friends with a childhood hero, that has befriended me and offered to help me accomplish my goal... that's what convinced me to talk about it out loud.

  • @JessieLeighinMaine3

    @JessieLeighinMaine3

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here. It got stronger after my NDE I am also someone who saw aliens as a child. They were in my families home three times that we all know of. I’ve always known they were real and I’ve always known death isn’t final.

  • @ezbody

    @ezbody

    Жыл бұрын

    If you see this God again, tell Him someone with a big whip is looking for Him, need some important questions answered.

  • @JamesCairney

    @JamesCairney

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ezbody steel towcapped boots

  • @jsgdk

    @jsgdk

    Жыл бұрын

    Had some pretty weird experience, only reason I am here today is because the water was so cold it kept me preserved until I came back, still call myself an atheist because I am certain no man made religion has any idea whatsoever and nothing any of them pretend to know has anything to do with what really on the other side, I became even more certain of that.

  • @s0cializedpsych0path

    @s0cializedpsych0path

    Жыл бұрын

    @jsgdk 💯.... though I prefer Deist. You'd be surprised how much of religions are true... but there's a lot of shit added/changed in order to use it to control people.

  • @tarnished8807
    @tarnished8807 Жыл бұрын

    Truly an amazing conversation, thank you Brian and Eric!

  • @kringle02
    @kringle02 Жыл бұрын

    Man Eric you have an amazing way of looking at things.

  • @paulm749
    @paulm749 Жыл бұрын

    This was better than _My Dinner With Andre_ !

  • @cattoes1609
    @cattoes1609 Жыл бұрын

    Eric is so contrarian it can be frustrating to listen but he is provocative and I do appreciate it.

  • @JustTheFlecks
    @JustTheFlecks Жыл бұрын

    “Hitler was elected through a Democratic process.” A pure democratic process is not the answer, that’s why we have a representative - the older I get the more impressed I am with the system put in place by the Founding Fathers. This was a GREAT episode.

  • @Biedropegaz

    @Biedropegaz

    Жыл бұрын

    it was not, because they are bothered about military aid to Ukraine, if they are so afraid about putin using nukes, they should propose to surrender us to putin, i believe that such move will stop him killing Ukrainian prople for some time, not long

  • @RustyShackelford1554
    @RustyShackelford1554 Жыл бұрын

    That beginning quote by Mandelbrot, “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” When I saw that PBS footage of him showing the Mandelbrot zoom. I was convinced of God’s existence.

  • @peterplotts1238
    @peterplotts1238 Жыл бұрын

    We need leaders who are more than merely technically competent.

  • @CognizantApe
    @CognizantApe Жыл бұрын

    Another great conversation, love that you two got to talk in person this time. ✔️😎👍🍻

  • @reefsroost696
    @reefsroost696 Жыл бұрын

    It was an interesting conversation. I appreciated it.

  • @haroldwhite5761
    @haroldwhite5761 Жыл бұрын

    Around 1:17:00 the convo reminded me of Robert Pirsig's complaints about the university system:)

  • @loveistheonlything3626
    @loveistheonlything3626 Жыл бұрын

    I just can't get enough of Eric Weinstein. Please have him on regularly and often. Also, I am convinced Eric's words are of great importance to us all. Brian's asleep. He evades all of the arguments Eric is making. Makes me angry.

  • @bobritter7197
    @bobritter7197 Жыл бұрын

    You tube doesn't get any better than this. Eric is the only man I'm aware of who appears to hold a high resolution picture of the human condition & its cultural & scientific derivatives in his mind AND has the ability to express that picture with clarity in the same resolution. An extraordinary human being. My only doubt is that he doesn't have the imagination (or more likely willingness) to plumb the depths of evil which some of our political overlords inhabit. He knows its mechanism, but, i think, doubts its possibility/reality. Exceptional podcast, Dr Keating. Blessings to you both.

  • @stevievaughan6070

    @stevievaughan6070

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree completely. I have enjoyed listening to Eric in conversation with a wide range of interesting people since i discovered him on the jre. His communication skills are exceptional, with a high level of knowledge in an extraordinary amount of areas. Brian is more than happy to let Eric lead the conversation, but is also willing to push back when he has a countering view. Due to their obvious friendship and respect for each other, their interactions are unforced and genuine. I agree that Eric struggles to realize the possibility of corruption, dishonesty and the absence of any moral values at the highest levels of power. His optimism, and connection to his fellow humans seems to restrict this train of thought. Thankyou for a wonderful discourse, you are both remarkable individuals.✌

  • @jackreacher.
    @jackreacher. Жыл бұрын

    22:24 "...prosciutto with melon....": the perfect metaphor for forbidden territory limiting quantum understanding.

  • @anthonyblacker8471
    @anthonyblacker8471 Жыл бұрын

    Funny because equity, my entire life, meant I have paid down on my mortgage enough that i'm not only paying interest, but i have some actual loan paid off, (or the value of my home has gone way up above entire purchase price and overall interest on said loan). Equity doesn't mean we are all entitled to the same outcome no matter from where we hail. We get equity by working hard and living our dream, trying to be the best we can every single day (by paying more than the minimum loan payment to EARN EQUITY)

  • @ReynaSingh
    @ReynaSingh Жыл бұрын

    Interesting conversation. So much to think about

  • @willjames7119
    @willjames7119 Жыл бұрын

    Eric's command of language and history is unreal

  • @gastronic

    @gastronic

    Жыл бұрын

    After 10 minutes in, I was amazed again and found myself wondering how all of that could possibly fit into one brain. 😅🙏

  • @byrnemeister2008

    @byrnemeister2008

    Жыл бұрын

    Or pretentious.

  • @gastronic

    @gastronic

    Жыл бұрын

    @@byrnemeister2008 Jealousy does not look good on you, brother. 🙏

  • @Validboy

    @Validboy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@byrnemeister2008 Yes morons often confuse confidence with arrogance..

  • @MacNif

    @MacNif

    Жыл бұрын

    @@byrnemeister2008 lack of knowkedge = unintelligence Excess of knowledge = intelligence If someone is very smart ≠ pretentious A very smart person may be or may act pretentious, but it is not a precursor.

  • @Jesse-cx4si
    @Jesse-cx4si Жыл бұрын

    I just came across your channel and I’m diggin’ it! 👍 Even if, in this particular conversation/upload, I need a dictionary nearby as I listen.

  • @videogangster1635
    @videogangster1635 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for a great podcast. ♥

  • @joshchurch785
    @joshchurch785 Жыл бұрын

    There is definitely a kind of deepstate in higher education that I believe limits amazing students from achieving their dreams and limits students from helping our world .

  • @mikefleming5247
    @mikefleming5247 Жыл бұрын

    Eric is right. We love him not just for his intellect, which is significant, but also because he is hardcore and straight up.

  • @perihelion7798

    @perihelion7798

    Жыл бұрын

    He is not cast in iron like some other academics , but he still overvalues the the value of academics in people's lives. Garbage collectors are more critical than professors.

  • @david_m157
    @david_m157 Жыл бұрын

    why does the frame go back occasionally?

  • @Michael-vt8yr
    @Michael-vt8yr Жыл бұрын

    You two are some of my favorite people to listen to.

  • @johnhudson5414
    @johnhudson5414 Жыл бұрын

    I tried hard to overlook the apologistic language but have to stop at hiroshima and nagasaki being morally correct. Bit crazy. Perhaps such a conversation will happen 100 years after the next use of nuclear weapons.

  • @Zara-tt7rh
    @Zara-tt7rh Жыл бұрын

    Eric is in the top 10 most interesting brains on planet Earth. He also scares the shit out of me and teaches me about blues rock…. and also encourages to not be a coward… and also new physics opportunities if you can think outside the cube. 😉

  • @gosnellktn

    @gosnellktn

    Жыл бұрын

    from my perspective he is amoung the 10 most interesting who is willing to talk in a forum that we get to view. lord knows what is out there that we never hear. i will say that what impresses me is that his willing to touch the third rails. guess what, he is still here. there should be more dangerous conversations. this is how more brains will ponder these complicated equations. somebody outthere will stumble into the solution once the equations are on the board and many minds take up the challenge.

  • @Zara-tt7rh

    @Zara-tt7rh

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gosnellktn too bad they pretend he doesn’t exist. It’s the weirdest thing.

  • @dimitar297

    @dimitar297

    Жыл бұрын

    10 most interesting to you maybe. If you understood Chinese you wouldn't be so impressed.

  • @Biedropegaz

    @Biedropegaz

    Жыл бұрын

    thinking outside the cube - Ukraine must surrender because putin has nukes and we want a peace. If Eric had a guts, he would have surrendered himself to stop a war

  • @hilltopmoringafarms6764
    @hilltopmoringafarms6764 Жыл бұрын

    Eric's position is music to my ears. I'm not elite but I recognize that we need them not diluted, but full-strength.

  • @thinkingallowed6485
    @thinkingallowed6485 Жыл бұрын

    Great guest!

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