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DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

On The DarkHorse Podcast, we will explore questions that matter, with tools that work. Weekly episodes of "The Evolutionary Lens" are co-hosted with Heather Heying, in which we use an evolutionary toolkit to reveal patterns in nature--including human nature. Other episodes will feature Bret hosting long form discussions. Some guests will be well known, others obscure, but all of them are chosen because they have demonstrated unusual insight. The state and future of civilization will be a recurring

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02:02:54

The Question is Moot: The 217th Evolutionary Lens...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/03/20

In this 217th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.In this episode, we discuss the Supreme Court, the First Amendment, Covid, censorship, DEI, the Rawlsian Veil of Ignorance, and affirmative action, in the context of Murthy v State of Missouri. We also talk about Goliath being a combination of emergence and collusion, and how facts are being used to support existing

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01:45:05

Surgical Sophistry: The 216th Evolutionary Lens with...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/03/13

In this 216th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.In this episode, we discuss the WPATH files—internal documents from the World Professional Association on Transgender Health—which were released this month. In them, we find evidence that clinicians are encouraging hormonal and surgical interventions on young people who are too young to consent, have not been informed of the

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01:46:02

Contested Development: The 215th Evolutionary Lens...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/03/06

In this 215th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.In this episode, we discuss the CDC’s new super simple recommendations on respiratory viruses, and learn from the CDC that treatment can be prevention. While the CDC never mentions vitamin D in these new guidelines, a new meta-analysis finds that vitamin D supplementation is protective against bad Covid outcomes, especially

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02:14:27

The Evolution of Rational Monsters

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/03/02

Dr. Michael Bryant is a professor of History and Legal Studies at Bryant University. Dr. Jonny Hudson has a Ph.D. in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Bret talks with the two of them about Jonny’s recent dissertation which applies an evolutionary lens to the Holocaust.***** Sponsors: Listening.com: Go to listening.com/DARKHORSE or use code DARKHORSE at checkout, listeners of DarkHorse get 1 whole month free. Fast Growing Trees: Healthy, happy trees delivered to your door, with 30 day Alive and

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01:51:21

Polite Society Can Kill You: The 214th Evolutionary...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/02/29

In this 214th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss polite society, RSV, and Google’s Gemini. Under what circumstances should we listen to, or defer to, the will of polite society? How can we tell if those conditions are changing? With regard to RSV (Respiratory Syncitial Virus), how deadly is it? To whom? What drugs—vaccinations and otherwise—are

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01:30:38

What’s the Return on ROI? The 213th Evolutionary Lens...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/02/21

In this 213th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss sex, gender, and plants. First up: sex is binary, gender is downstream of sex, and rare Disorders of Sexual Development do not put the lie to the sex binary. Then: Duke University is deep-sixing its world class herbarium. We discuss the value of natural history museums, and of libraries, and defend

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01:29:08

Bjorn Lomborg on the DarkHorse Podcast

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/02/18

Bjorn Lomborg is the president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center and author of the recent book, Best Things First. Copenhagen Consensus: https://copenhagenconsensus.com/ Best Things First: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Things-First-BjornLomborg/dp/1940003482/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1 ***** VanMan: Tallow and honey balm, and many other animal based personal care products. Go to vanmanscompany.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 10% off your first order. ***** Find Bret

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01:55:26

Deadly Serious Games: The 212th Evolutionary Lens...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/02/14

In this 212th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss how to build your own boot camp, with principles including the courage cascade, flak over the target, recognizing the distinction between signal and noise, random vs systematic error, “the room is not the room,” OODA loops, and keeping separate track of analytics and morals. Also: how a new ant in

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02:17:11

The Science of Conspiracy: The 211th Evolutionary...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/02/07

In this 211th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss Winter and seasonality, before a longer discussion of overfitting, shoe-horning, and straight-jacketing. How do models, collusion, and Occam’s Razor contribute to how we understand the world? Why are generalists better situated to interpret complexity than are specialists? Then: how good is the

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01:46:05

Trojan Migration? The 210th Evolutionary Lens with...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/01/31

In this 210th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss hypotheses about the border situation. Having just returned from Panama, Bret hypothesizes that there are two immigrations happening: the migration driven by the pursuit of greater economic opportunities in the United States, which includes people from all over the world, and a lot of families; and

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01:31:47

Peril in The Main Stream: The 209th Evolutionary Lens...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/01/24

In this 209th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss misinformation and how dangerous it is, especially to mainstream researchers and media. We dissect research that claims to find evidence that “doing your own research” actually cements false views, and find that the research itself is so methodologically flawed as to be incapable of delivering

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01:43:45

Diversity, Equity, & Explosive Decompression: The...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/01/13

In this 208th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss how not to hand Goliath a win. Letting Goliath in on the social landscape of the dissidents, on the petty feuds and disagreements, is giving it power that it should not have. And we discuss Boeing’s 737-9 Max airplanes: the one that blew out a door plug above Oregon; the FAA’s response to that

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02:01:02

The Dream Team Scheme: The 207th Evolutionary Lens...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/01/11

In this 207th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we sort out the strange reaction to Bret’s recent appearance on Tucker Carlson. What do all mobs have in common? What are the differences between critique and competition? We also talk about fat: from butter to olive oil to canola oil, what should you fry in? Are saturated fats bad for you? What are the

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01:34:16

#206: A Science-Like Substance (Bret Weinstein &...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2024/01/03

In this 206th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss new year’s resolutions. The Oregon Health Authority has requested, using data kind of but not really from the CDC, that we resolve to get vaccinated! Then: a short reading from Natural Selections. And: What happened to Claudine Gay, the now-resigned president of Harvard, and why is anyone

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01:12:07

Your Questions Answered - Bret and Heather 205th...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2023/12/29

The Q & A section of the 205th Evolutionary Lens live stream. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com/ Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon:

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01:39:23

#205: The World we Leave (Bret Weinstein & Heather...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2023/12/28

In this 205th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we briefly discuss solar storms, Carrington events, and the possible failure of the electrical grid. Then: what does the absence of organisms where they once were mean? In the Exumas, Bahamas, this month, there were no laughing gulls. Eight months ago they were abundant in the same place. Could they be

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02:52:19

100 Years of Wisdom: B17 Pilot on the DarkHorse Podcast

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2023/12/23

Martin Agegian is 100 years old at the time of recording. He served in World War II as a B17 Pilot, and has stories from a life full of wisdom and intrigue. Bret and he discuss his life on the DarkHorse Podcast. Buy Martin’s book: https://www.amazon.com/God-Bless-Amerika-Martin-Agegian/dp/0692435530 ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast

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01:36:15

#204 In Defense of the Indefensible (Bret Weinstein &...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2023/12/21

In this 204th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode, we discuss science and faith, in the context of the recent court ruling that will keep Trump off the ballot in Colorado. We discuss failure modes, which include, yes, faith, and science, and falsificationism, and rationality, and more. All of these are useful in some contexts, some much more than others, but

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01:06:37

Your Questions Answered - Bret and Heather 203rd...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2023/12/14

The Q & A section of the 203rd Evolutionary Lens live stream. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com/ Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon:

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01:43:10

#203 Cause of Death (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying...

DarkHorse Podcast | Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying ·

2023/12/13

In this 203rd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode we once again discuss college presidents, in light of what is happening at Harvard and other elite schools. We talk about historical and bureaucratic constraint, Evergreen, consulting firms, and plagiarism, and, in a related story, how someone acting on behalf of the Mayor of Boston mistakenly invited all 13 city

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