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Podcast episodes and other content that cover core themes of The Portal.
In 2019, Eric Weinstein launched [[The Portal Podcast]]. Its name taking inspiration from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYtJq71CMnU "portal stories"], the show aims to bring its audience
 
Listed below are podcast episodes that cover central themes of The Portal.


* [[1: Peter Thiel]] - [https://theportal.group/peter-thiel-on-the-portal-episode-001-an-era-of-stagnation-universal-institutional-failure/ Read]
* [[1: Peter Thiel]] - [https://theportal.group/peter-thiel-on-the-portal-episode-001-an-era-of-stagnation-universal-institutional-failure/ Read]
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* [[40: Introducing The Portal Essay Club - What if everyone is simply insane?]] - [https://theportal.group/40-introducing-the-portal-essay-club-what-if-everyone-is-simply-insane/ Read]
* [[40: Introducing The Portal Essay Club - What if everyone is simply insane?]] - [https://theportal.group/40-introducing-the-portal-essay-club-what-if-everyone-is-simply-insane/ Read]


Lists of everything.
Check out [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSO7rmulFozNeXN_xKZz4xA The Portal Clips] for selections from the podcast and community-made videos, such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2XVTUMg5kM this video] on the Twin Nuclei Problem. For a comprehensive list of Portal content, see '''[[All Episodes|All Episodes of The Portal Podcast]]''' and '''[[Content by Eric Weinstein]]'''.
* [[All Episodes|Episodes of The Portal Podcast]]
* [[Content by Eric Weinstein]]


== Edge Essays ==
== Edge Essays ==

Revision as of 00:58, 26 February 2021

In 2019, Eric Weinstein launched The Portal Podcast. Its name taking inspiration from "portal stories", the show aims to bring its audience

Listed below are podcast episodes that cover central themes of The Portal.

Check out The Portal Clips for selections from the podcast and community-made videos, such as this video on the Twin Nuclei Problem. For a comprehensive list of Portal content, see All Episodes of The Portal Podcast and Content by Eric Weinstein.

Edge Essays

Some of the earliest discussion of the The Portal Podcast's core ideas occur in Eric Weinstein's edge.org essays.

Question Answer Year
What is the Last Question? The Last Question 2018
What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to Be More Widely Known? Russell Conjugation 2017
What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent (Scientific) News? What Makes It Important? Anthropic Capitalism And The New Gimmick Economy 2016
What Scientific Idea Is Ready for Retirement? M-theory / String Theory is the Only Game in Town 2014
What *Should* We Be Worried About? Excellence 2013
What is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation? Einstein's Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum 2012
What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit? Kayfabe 2011
How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? Go Virtual Young Man 2010