Is Eric Weinstein a Crackpot? | Robert Wright & Timothy Nguyen | The Wright Show

Subscribe to Bob's Nonzero newsletter: https://nonzero.substack.com/ 0:00 Tim’s academic background 4:20 Tim responds to Eric Weinstein's claims against him and his co-author 9:47 How Tim first came into contact with Weinstein 17:26 Tim: Weinstein is evading our critiques of his theory 30:26 What would a "theory of everything" require and accomplish? 33:59 Weinstein's attempt at a theory of everything 44:47 The Shiab operator and its problems 55:36 Tim's further objections to Geometric Unity 1:10:33 The "aesthetic wish" for a unified field theory 1:18:26 The difference between a mathematical and a physical theory of everything 1:28:31 What frustrates Tim about Weinstein's presentation of GU 1:42:06 The irony of Weinstein trying to squelch Tim's critique 1:45:27 Pondering the crackpot question 2:05:45 The slippery power dynamics of our media ecosystem Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Timothy Nguyen (Google). Record July 8, 2021. Comments on BhTV: http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/62028 Twitter:   / bloggingheads   Facebook:   / bloggingheads   Podcasts: https://bloggingheads.tv/subscribe