A Portal Special Presentation- Geometric Unity: A First Look

Why HN readers recommended it

HN uses it as the primary source for Weinstein's theory, though some commenters note he never published a full math paper.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Eric Weinstein

Topic

geometric unity

Format

lecture

Level

advanced

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

10

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2022

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Eric Weinstein on April 2nd posted the lecture to his YouTube channel + at the end of video he goes over to clarify some details: [VIDEO] I'd recommend his The Portal video podcast series as well: [LINK] Two other recent interviews he did with Lex …

• 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 …

• 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. …