#EricWeinstein on how to learn what's necessary to think from first principles:

1. #EvolutionaryTheory (eg “The Selfish Gene”, “The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution”).
2. #Economics (“markets are the continuation of natural and sexual selection by other means”).
3. Offbeat #history (regular history, Howard Zinn's version, conservative versions, etc).
4. #Psychology (the most durable parts).

Then: #mathematics, #physics, #chemistry, #programming…

https://jamesaltucher.com/podcast/472-eric-weinstein/