Editing Introduction to The Portal (section)

== Edge Essays ==
Some of the earliest discussion of the podcast's core ideas occur in Eric Weinstein's [https://www.edge.org/about-edgeorg Edge.org] essays. These are brief essays in response to an annual themed question posed by Edge.
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! Question !! Answer !! Year
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| What is the Last Question? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27761 The Last Question] || 2018
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| What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to Be More Widely Known? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27181 Russell Conjugation] || 2017
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| What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent (Scientific) News? What Makes It Important? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26756 Anthropic Capitalism And The New Gimmick Economy] || 2016
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| What Scientific Idea Is Ready for Retirement? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/25547 M-theory / String Theory is the Only Game in Town] || 2014
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| What *Should* We Be Worried About? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/23879 Excellence] || 2013
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| What is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11441 Einstein's Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum] || 2012
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| What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11783 Kayfabe] || 2011
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| How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? || [https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11861 Go Virtual Young Man] || 2010
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