A Portal Special Presentation- Geometric Unity: A First Look
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as the primary source for Weinstein's theory, though some commenters note he never published a full math paper.
What it is
Eric Weinstein's roughly three-hour presentation of Geometric Unity, his proposed theory unifying physics, given as a special episode of The Portal. It includes clarifications at the end.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 4 different months, 2020 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Recommends loceng · 2020-04 · on “Eric Weinstein may have found the answer to physics' biggest problems”
Eric Weinstein on April 2nd posted the lecture to his YouTube channel + at the end of video he goes over to clarify some details: [this video] I'd recommend his The Portal video podcast series as well: [LINK] Two other recent interviews he did with Lex Fridman [LINK] and Joe Rogan [LINK]
Recommends maxharris · 2020-10 · on “Why We’re So Bad at Disaster Planning”
No, this happened because our major institutions have driven out people that are able to think originally and avoid the herd mentality. This has happened because of embedded growth obligations that affect all of our institutions, both public and private. If you are suspicious, don't tune out. You might be surprised to hear that the solution to this problem is to give academics MORE funding. If you have never heard of embedded growth obligations, or the Great Nap, watch these two videos. The first is the first 35 minutes of Eric Weinstein's Portal podcast on his proposal to find a unified field theory: [this video] The second is an interview he does with Lex Fridman, calling for MIT to stop killin
Recommends maxharris · 2020-10 · on “3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research”
The headline should include the name Sir Roger Penrose, because he was awarded 1/2 the prize. Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel were each awarded 1/4 of the prize. Burying the lede like this only undermines our trust in the very institutions we need most today. Please see these two videos by Eric Weinstein for a deeper explanation of what I am only hinting at: [this video] [LINK]
Recommends maxharris · 2020-10 · on “Friends/family are getting destroyed by Covid conspiracies its pissing me off”
This won't help directly, but Eric Weinstein is pissed off about the same issues, and he has some pretty good thoughts about ending paywalls and increasing funding for basic scientific research. [this video] [LINK]
Recommends loceng · 2021-03 · on “Chomsky – The Machine, the Ghost and the Limits of Understanding (2012) [video]”
[this video] - him releasing the video of his multi-hour long guest lecture. He's working on publishing a paper version soon to hash out all the math for people. As far as I know predictions wise, all of the math equations fit within his foundation, allowing a connection between string theory and relatively - which AFAIK didn't previously have math that allowed them to interconnect/co-exist. He's been trying for 15 years to get people in physics interested in it - and realized he has run into what he calls DISC and GIN, as mechanisms that keep outsiders ideas out and status quo narratives perpetuated. And so he's built an audience to educate, to share interviews/talks with high level conversation
Recommends trompetenaccoun · 2021-07 · on “Is Eric Weinstein a Crackpot?”
Questioning scientific dogma is NOT the sign of a crackpot. In fact thinking about things critically and coming up with your own theories is what science is all about. If it doesn't check out, rational people would simply note that the idea was wrong, not blame someone for thinking it, which is the sort of behavior you'd encounter in religious cults. You can listen to his reasoning here: [this video]
Cites lukifer · 2020-04 · on “What concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? Kayfabe (2011)”
Eric Weinstein also has a podcast of his own, the most recent episode of which features his original lecture detailing the Geometric Unity model he discussed on Rogan (though even the dumbed-down version flies right over my head): [this video] > He has a particular kind of breadth-first associative intelligence that can cause listeners to become almost hypnotized by all the open cognitive loops his conversation creates Well said. Eric is also gaining a reputation for coining labels, the best known being the "Intellectual Dark Web", alongside lesser-known acronyms like EGO (Embedded Growth Obligation), GIN (Gated Institutional Narrative), and DISC (Distributed Idea Suppression Complex).
Cites loceng · 2020-04 · on “Eric Weinstein may have found the answer to physics' biggest problems”
Eric Weinstein on April 2nd posted the lecture to his YouTube channel + at the end of video he goes over to clarify some details: [this video]