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Are tech billionaires and politicians waging a war on science? Why is there a growing distrust in science? And has theoretical physics been intentionally sidelined to limit major breakthroughs?

Here today to discuss the rise of anti-science are Avi Loeb and Eric Weinstein!

Avi Loeb is a leading astrophysicist, professor at Harvard University, director of the Galileo Project, and founding director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative. Known as the alien hunter, he became famous for his bold and sometimes controversial theories about UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence.

Eric Weinstein is an investor, financial executive and host of The Portal. Though not an academic physicist, he proposed a unified theory of physics in 2013. He and his brother Bret Weinstein coined the term Intellectual Dark Web to refer to an informal group of pundits. Eric is a vocal critic of modern academic hierarchies and advocates for advances in scientific theory over an emphasis on experimental results.

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Key Takeaways:

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:29 The rise of anti-science in the US government
00:24:38 Is AI training us?
00:28:13 Is Oumuamua an object from another civilization?
00:32:20 Fighting against the big 10 in physics
00:42:32 The future of academia
00:48:13 Immigrants in academia
00:59:12 Lack of curiosity
01:09:14 Geometric unity and grand unification
01:14:44 Shelter Island III
01:24:00 Outro

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Additional resources:

➡️ Resources:

🛸 Galileo Project: https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/galileo

🎙️ The Portal with Eric Weinstein: https://ericweinstein.org/

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