The Collapse Of Harvard, Truth & Independent Thought (4K) - Eric Weinstein - #747

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02/19/24

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Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, former managing director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster.

It's a rough time to be a human. The massive increase in information we have access to has made understanding the world harder, not easier. Whether it's higher education, culture, physics, or pretty much anything else, life can be very confusing.

Expect to learn what Eric thinks about the most recent furore coming out of Harvard, why the world of physics has made no progress in decades, why Jeffrey Epstein was interested in Stephen Hawking, how much truth there is in the recent flurry of stories about inter-dimensional extraterrestrials, Eric's predictions for the 2024 election and much more...

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(00:00) The Downfall of Harvard (11:02) Is This the End of DEI? (22:14) Are Legacy Admissions a Bad Thing? (29:58) Why Stephen Hawking is in the Epstein Documents (38:45) The Problem With String Theory (52:45) When Will it Be Time to Put String Theory Down? (56:00) The Current State of Aliens & UFOs (1:05:00) Technology Required for Aliens to Come to Earth (1:18:29) Why Can’t We Say Certain Things? (1:23:59) Eric’s Predictions for the 2024 Election (1:35:55) Wanting Fame is Like Wanting to Be on the Titanic (1:53:16) Society’s Nostalgia for a Unifying Narrative (1:59:57) Is There Power in Prayer? (2:15:14) Why Teenage Boys Are Becoming More Right-Wing (2:30:20) The Rising Trend of Toxic Compassion (2:38:10) The Letter Churchill Received From His Father (2:44:40) Why the UK Makes Eric Angry (2:55:37) What’s Next for Eric

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12 Unexpected Laws Of Human Psychology - Morgan Housel - #746

February 17, 2024

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107m

Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund, an investor and an author.

The world continues to change, but the hairless apes that inhabit it stay the same. So there must be some laws of human psychology which remain true, no matter what time and place you're in, and today we get to go through some of the most fascinating ones.

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(00:00) What is Rational Optimism? (01:15) The Benefits of Stress for Innovation (11:04) Good News Takes a Lot of Time (14:51) Why Is Bad News More Memorable? (21:25) Progress Requires Pessimism & Optimism (28:55) Hiring the Greatest Leaders (35:30) What Do You Think is Productive But Isn’t? (41:58) Good Things Are Supposed to Be Hard (51:56) Most Competitive Advantages Die Out (59:21) Never Discount the Potential of New Technology (1:04:12) Why Success Looks Easier than it is (1:10:57) Incentives Are the Most Powerful Force in the World (1:16:20) Nothing is More Persuasive than What You Personally Experience (1:20:02) The Tension of a Long-Term Mindset (1:31:07) Why Humans Are Seduced by Complexity (1:34:32) Who Would You Be if You Were Born to Different Parents? (1:40:23) Why the Richest People in the World Are Divorced (1:47:20) Where to Find Morgan

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How Privileged Thinking Drives Our Entire Culture - Rob Henderson - #748

February 22, 2024

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108m

Rob Henderson is a PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge, a US Air Force Veteran and an author.

The people who make the rules are not the ones impacted by the rules. Luxury beliefs are ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class, while often inflicting costs on the lower classes. And they're everywhere.

Expect to learn Rob's opinion on the recent catastrophes in American higher education, why luxury beliefs have become more common than ever before, what Rob learned during his journey through all class levels, what it's like to truly be in poverty, Rob's advice for how people can become better readers and much more...

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