Eric Weinstein joins Robert Breedlove for a multi-episode conversation covering mathematics, physics, history, politics, economics, and money. Find episodes 1 and 3 here. OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Bitcoin Mining as the Bridge Between Digital and Physical 00:02:36 The Issue of Theft 00:05:04 Transactional Anonymity and the Value Proposition of Bitcoin 00:07:57 Bitcoin’s […]
Eric Weinstein joins Robert Breedlove for a multi-episode conversation covering mathematics, physics, history, politics, economics, and money. Find episodes 2 and 3 here. OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 Introduction to Gauge Theory 00:06:06 Wittgenstein’s Ruler, Invariance, and Co-Variance 00:08:36 General Relativity, Prices, and Inflation 00:10:58 Gauge Theory Says There is No “Universal Level” […]
Eric on Brian Keating: WTF Happened in 1971 and Where To From Here? Answer: a lot! Topics: GU update, Science vs. Politics, Elon Musk vs. Physics, and WTF is Kayfabe?
The second in a three-part series on Eric Weinstein’s ideas about growth, stagnation, and political fakery. WATCH PART 1 HERE Frame Problems is a video essay channel focused on science, art, philosophy, politics, and culture. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/frameproblems TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein NEWSLETTER: https://frameproblems.substack.com/ WEBSITE: https://frameproblems.com/ SOURCES: Kayfabe: https://www.edge.org/response-detail/… Anthropic Capitalism and the New Gimmick Economy: https://www.edge.org/response-detail/… Economic […]