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Who Is Funding the Portal Podcast by Eric Weinstein

The Portal was offered to be fully supported by a wealthy billionaire, but they decided against it, hoping to struggle with advertising like other podcasters, in hopes to find a healthy and sustainable revenue stream that can be applied to a larger group of creators.

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2: What Is the Portal? ·

The Portal

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  1. What Is the Portal Podcast AboutThe Portal is a podcast by Eric Weinstein where he tries to explain the world around us, and to break the bubble we live in.
  2. Where Are We as the SocietyThe society have accepted that what was once a dream, the Star Trek future for instance, will in fact remain a dream, a world for children's imagination, but…
  3. What Is the Biggest Problem With Science TodayWe evolved into the world where before a scientific discovery is even attempted, we cap the potential of our thought by forcing the science to agree with the…
  4. How Can We Save the World From a DisasterWe can start to dream again, aggressively and in public. We can unlock the potential of human imagination, give it room to grow, and remove barriers from ideas.
  5. How Is the Portal Going to Declare the War on GroupthinkPreviously, large news networks like CCN and Fox have been the narrative-makers. They would curate and create content, shaping the mindset of their audiences.
  6. Why Is Eric Weinstein Mad About How Science Gets Explained?Top quality scientist often dumb-down subjects in order make their complex ideas seem reachable for the general audience.
  7. How Can We Enable Ground-breaking InnovationAccording to Eric Weinstein, our survival depends on the theoretical physicists.
  8. What Does Eric Weinstein Say the Portal Is?Eric Weinstein says the Portal is a search for a way out of the stasis people have been living in.

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