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Eric on Big Think: Why Can’t We Find the Theory of Everything? Einstein, Rogue Genius, String Theory

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Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized our view of the universe, positing a space-time continuum undergirding all reality. Equally impactful has been quantum mechanics, which describe the behavior of subatomic particles in ways that…

Eric on Big Think: Capitalism 2.0 Will Include a Healthy Dose of Socialism

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America is falling behind when it comes to leadership, and it’s pretty much directly correlated to how we value people with technical brains. They aren’t given enough power, so much of the American way of the last 50 to 60 years or so has…

Eric on Big Think: AI Can Now Self-Reproduce — Should Humans Be Worried?

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Those among us who fear world domination at the metallic hands of super-intelligent AI have gotten a few steps ahead of themselves. We might actually be outsmarted first by fairly dumb AI, says Eric Weinstein. Humans rarely create products…

Eric on Big Think: Embrace Contradictory Ideas to Reach New Intellectual Heights

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We know it’s a myth that “humans only use 10% of their brains,” but there might be a function of your mind that you’re neglecting to use: its sandboxes. Eric Weinstein borrows this term from computer science to explain the potential…

Eric on Big Think: Genius Is Not about Excelling at Something—It’s about Doing Things Differently

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We want our surgeons to be excellent. We wants our classical music performers to be excellent. But do we really want excellence everywhere? This is the provocative line of thought economist and mathematician Eric Weinstein is currently chasing.…