Optics

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 39. Hi, it's Eric with this episode's audio essay. The subject today is "optics". I want to try to use this essay to formulate a simple law for social…

The Portal Podcast #039: Admission To Sugar Baby U.

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One of the pillars of the American Dream has been that of seeing your children go to college. And, for the many families that can't afford the cost of soaring university tuitions, a new controversial institution has arisen to address the…

VERDICT with Ted Cruz: A Portal Into the Progressive Mind ft. Eric Weinstein

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Eric Weinstein makes history by becoming the first progressive to join "Verdict with Ted Cruz." He joins Senator Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles in the City of Angels to discuss (and maybe even debate) the important issues of our time including…

Peter Thiel – Why Universities Have Failed

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In this Portal podcast clip, Eric Weinstein and Peter Thiel talk about the failure of institutional education, and what to do about it.

Vitalik Buterin – Organized Crime & the Future of Crypto

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In this Portal podcast clip, Eric Weinstein and Vitalik Buterin discuss the future of cryptocurrencies and their potential role in organized crime. Quotes from this video: "If you create a group that just goes fundamentally against the…

Bryan Callen – The Decline of Socially Diverse Conversation

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In this Portal podcast clip, Eric Weinstein and Bryan Callen discuss the decline in conversations between individuals with many different viewpoints and backgrounds.