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Understanding how people fill their heads with nonsense
1:07:51 - 1:13:21 (05:29)
The podcast discusses how people tend to believe in extraordinary claims with a strong sense of energy and require extraordinary evidence, causing them to build entire castles in the air. It also focuses on the importance of public goods and the impact of a shortage of funds in research.
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The speaker challenges the idea that people are only believing in nonsense because of the influence of the media, but rather people tend to see patterns and build castles in the air.
1:07:51 - 1:10:25 (02:33)
Critical Thinking
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The speaker challenges the idea that people are only believing in nonsense because of the influence of the media, but rather people tend to see patterns and build castles in the air. They argue that most people require extraordinary evidence to believe in extraordinary claims.
ChapterUnderstanding how people fill their heads with nonsense
Episode#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The lack of funding in science and research leads to a dearth of resources and public goods that attracts potentially dangerous individuals who try to access confidential information.
1:10:25 - 1:13:21 (02:56)
Science and Research
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The lack of funding in science and research leads to a dearth of resources and public goods that attracts potentially dangerous individuals who try to access confidential information.