Introduction to The Portal

Podcast episodes and other content that cover core themes of The Portal.

• 1: Peter Thiel
• 2: What Is The Portal
• 18: Slipping the DISC: State of The Portal/Chapter 2020
• 19: Bret Weinstein - The Prediction and the DISC
• 20: Sir Roger Penrose - Plotting the Twist of Einstein’s Legacy
• 40: Introducing The Portal Essay Club - What if everyone is simply insane?

Edge Essays

Some of the earliest discussion of the ideas in The Portal Podcast.

Question	Answer	Year
What is the Last Question?	The Last Question	2018
What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to Be More Widely Known?	Russell Conjugation	2017
What Do You Consider the Most Interesting Recent (Scientific) News? What Makes It Important?	Anthropic Capitalism And The New Gimmick Economy	2016
What Scientific Idea Is Ready for Retirement?	M-theory / String Theory is the Only Game in Town	2014
What *Should* We Be Worried About?	Excellence	2013
What is Your Favorite Deep, Elegant, or Beautiful Explanation?	Einstein's Revenge: The New Geometric Quantum	2012
What Scientific Concept Would Improve Everybody's Cognitive Toolkit?	Kayfabe	2011
How is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?	Go Virtual Young Man	2010