Eric Weinstein: Genius or a Charlatan?

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What started as a debate on the *Piers Morgan Show* between Eric Weinstein and Sean Carroll quickly turned into personal attacks. At the center: Eric’s theory of everything: Geometric Unity — a theory Weinstein refuses to publish properly. This video explores Weinstein’s academic history, his media rise, and why physicists remain unconvinced. Is he a genius — or just playing the part of one? Timestamps: 0:00 - 1:00 Intro 1:01 - 7:53 Who is Eric Weinstein? 7:54 - 10:50 Context behind the Geometric Unity theory 10:51 - 14:42 Eric explains his theory to Layman 14:43 - 19:40 Yang-Mills theory 19:41 - 21:49 C.N. Yang explains the geometric relation of Yang-Mills theory 21:50 - 22:52 Fiber Bundles 22:53 - 23:44 Geometric Unity theory 23:45 - 24:53 Criticism of Geometric Unity theory 24:54 - 28:25 Sean Carroll Vs Eric Weinstein 28:26 - 40:03 Rest of the clip of C.N. Yang Interview References and Links: 1. Weinstein 2013 Oxford lecture: https://youtu.be/Z7rd04KzLcg?si=S6-Tybh8v-jG17ZS 2. Weinstein April 2025 lecture: https://youtu.be/fBozSSLxFvI?si=t9e3qI7jT2Dr8oPd 3. Weinstein on Joe Rogan Podcast: https://youtu.be/wf0_nMaQ6tA?si=rGIw5EGQZUlTwx9y 4. Weinstein’s Geometric Unity paper: https://saismaran.org/geometricunity.pdf 5. **Eric Weinstein & Garrett Lisi on Brian Keating Podcast:** https://www.youtube.com/live/QCKCQNFsJUw?si=RhiwhUV1fsgyNLtW 6. Weinstein Carroll Debate: https://youtu.be/5m7LnLgvMnM?si=m6lRrnZzIoKaA0vW 7. C.N. Yang Interview https://youtu.be/6d3hZ8jnqXg?si=4wygr5EihlhcZq_C 8. Curt Jaimungal explains Weinstein’s theory: https://youtu.be/AThFAxF7Mgw?si=mjbcwwexDRp2kwuz 9. Timothy Nguyen explains the problems with Weinstein’s theory https://youtu.be/o31cGMENDTI?si=tCojnXH9SjUOsIV6 10. Timothy Nguyen’s paper “A Response to Geometric Unity”: https://files.timothynguyen.org/geometric_unity.pdf