About this episode
Eric Weinstein is an American physicist and podcaster. He attained his PhD in mathematical physics from Harvard and went on to be the joint managing director for Thiel Capital from 2013 until 2022. He is a public thinker, commentating regularly on the interaction between math, markets, music, science, technology, rationality, mysticism, creativity, learning and culture. He hosts the podcast ‘The Portal’ @ https://ericweinstein.org/ SPONSORED BY: Babbel. Go to https://babbel.com/play/ and use promo code TRIGGER to get an extra 6 months free! Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 01:41 Eric Weinstein’s Background 04:13 What is Wrong with Physics? 05:21 Has Science Stagnated? 06:47 Society's Lack of Innovation 08:31 Our Vision of the Future & Ourselves 12:06 Are We Developing Too Much? 14:01 The Rise of Artificial Intelligence 16:52 How Quickly Will AI Take Over? 20:48 What are the Consequences of AI? 22:31 Is AI-Art Still Art? 25:41 The Work Shortage 28:10 Does AI Create Opportunity? 29:30 Sponsor Message: Babbel 31:37 Does Art Reflect Our Time? 35:49 The Loss of Meaning in our Society 41:21 How to Find Your Own Voice 48:14 The Manipulation of Science to Control Narratives 50:13 Why are our Institutions so Good & Bad Simultaneously? 51:45 Embedded Growth Obligations 56:27 The 1619 Project 1:01:11 What Was Wrong with MLK’s Fiction? 1:04:58 Has our Society Given up on The Future? 1:10:01 Infinite Growth & Finite Resources 1:11:43 Short-Termism & The New Economic Model 1:17:33 How Else Can we Unshackle Creativity? 1:22:31 The Meaning Crisis in Art & Life 1:31:55 The Weaponisation of Taste 1:33:57 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices