The Portal Podcast #014: London Tsai – The Reclusive Dean of The New Escherians

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What happened to the Mathematical and Scientific art movement after MC Escher? It went underground.  In this episode of the Portal, Eric begins tracking down the leaders of this hidden movement; one that is smuggling higher…

The Portal Podcast #013: Garry Kasparov – Avoiding Zugzwang in AI and Politics

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In this cordially combative episode, Eric sits down with Russian chess legend, multiple-year champion and (inarguably) one of the greatest players of all time, Garry Kasparov. The two discuss transcending AI-induced demotivation, AI brilliancy…

The Portal Podcast #012: Vitalik Buterin – The Ethereal Prince and His Virtual Machine

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In this episode, Vitalik Buterin sits down with Eric to discuss ethereum, the wider world of crypto and heterodox economics. Taking note of the new development of blockchain in 2010, Eric wrote an essay called “Go Virtual Young Man”.…

The Portal Podcast #011: Sam Harris – Fighting with Friends

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On this episode of The Portal, Eric talks to one of his closest friends, neuroscientist, philosopher and meditation-guru, Sam Harris. When Sam and Eric sit down they generally agree about a large number of things. So in this experiment…