Einstein

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 7, 2020 by Steven Strogatz · across every show →

Everything said about Einstein, oldest first

Jan 7, 2020
Assertion Supported
Strogatz: GPS would fail within 20 minutes without Einstein's relativistic corrections
“If we didn't build in the Einsteinian corrections to timekeeping, the whole GPS system would fall apart in about 20 minutes. It would, it wouldn't be able to keep accurate time.”
Steven Strogatz Jan 7, 2020 ▶ 51:51 #73 Steven Strogatz: Exploring Curiosities
Nov 18, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Parrish: Older Einstein Rejected Quantum Mechanics Due to Inconsistency Avoidance
“Early Einstein was brilliant at destroying his own previous ideas, But the older Einstein never accepted the full implications of quantum mechanics, partly because it was inconsistent with conclusions he'd reached at his peak.”
Shane Parrish Nov 18, 2025 ▶ 17:58 Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]
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