The Portal Podcast #032: J. D. Vance – American Dreams and Nightmares

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It is said that there is not one American dream but many, and few have lived more than JD Vance. Growing up in Appalachia on the border between poverty and the lower working class, JD knew economic fear first hand as well as the cultural…

The Danger of Knowledge – Daniel Schmachtenberger

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"Real knowledge, I think, has become too dangerous to transmit, and real knowledge doesn't know what social norms are." - Eric Weinstein In this portal podcast clip, Eric Weinstein discusses the evolution of knowledge as it goes from being…

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The Absolute Beauty of Mathematics – London Tsai

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"Once I discovered mathematics, I found that it was more artistic than anything that I'd ever seen before." - London Tsai In this portal podcast clip, Eric Weinstein discusses the artistic nature of mathematics with mathematically-trained…

The Jeantreprenuer’s Animated Portal Clips (with host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #001: GIN, DISC & EGO.

The Jeantreprenuer's Animated Portal Clips is a new experiment with the Guerilla artist or collective known to us only as "The Jeantrepreneur". We have asked The Jeantreprenuer to come out of the shadows and take credit for his/her/their work…

The Virus and Its Curious Relationship to the Future

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 31. Hello, this is Eric with a few initial thoughts before this week's episode. First, I want to briefly discuss a pair of mistakes and omissions on my…