Eric Weinstein: Don't Call It A Conspiracy! [Ep. 421]

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Are experts failing us? While there is no clear answer to this
question, it is clear that there is a growing public distrust of
experts and institutions, and even more clear that this has severe
consequences for society and science.  Join me and my
colleague Eric Weinstein as we explore this issue, dig deep into
the reasons for this skepticism, from political pressures to
historical deceptions, and hypothesize potential solutions! Eric
Weinstein is an American managing director of Thiel Capital, Peter
Thiel's investment firm, a position he has held since 2015. Though
not an academic physicist, he proposed a unified theory of physics
in 2013. He and his brother Bret Weinstein coined the term
Intellectual Dark Web to refer to an informal group of pundits.
Eric is a vocal critic of modern academic hierarchies and advocates
for advances in scientific theory over an emphasis on experimental
results. We discuss funding, academic freedom, and theoretical vs
experimental physics. Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:33 Giving
platforms to unorthodox thinkers 00:03:39 Eric on the collapse of
institutional trust 00:06:25 The decline in the reputation of
universities and their impact 00:11:49 Need for reconciliation over
COVID-related lies 00:24:08 Dangers of misinformation 
00:28:04 The complicated relationship between national security and
science 00:40:57 Eric’s vision for re-establishing trust in the
scientific community 01:08:14 Outro — Additional resources: Get one
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