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Bret speaks with Maajid Nawaz was the founding chairman of Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank that sought to challenge the narratives of Islamist extremists and, until January 2022, was the host of an LBC radio show on Saturdays and Sundays. https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz https://odysee.com/@MaajidNawaz ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, Article 6: Consent: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000212116 Under-30s offered alternative to Oxford-AstraZeneca jab: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56665517 0.096% fatality rate – British parliamentary record: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-12/31381 Pfizer documents on >1200 deaths in first 90 days of vaccine roll-out: https://perma.cc/6W69-9WFT Radical w/Maajid Nawaz, 6 - On Allegations of Involuntary State Euthanasia Using Midazolam: https://odysee.com/@MaajidNawaz:d/Ep6-Radical:9 The faces from China’s Uyghur detention camps: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/85qihtvw6e/the-faces-from-chinas-uyghur-detention-camps Hillary Clinton Did It: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-did-it-robby-mook-michael-sussmann-donald-trump-russia-collusion-alfa-bank-11653084709 ***** American Hartford Gold: Call them at 866-828-1117 or text DARKHORSE to 998899 to get started buying precious metals such as gold and silver. https://www.americanhartfordgold.com/ *****Timestamps (00:00) Introduction (02:12) Maajid’s vax history and Crimes against Humanity (04:35) Vax issues (09:36) War against humanity (13:25) Importance of relationship in keeping sane (14:08) Sponsor (17:28) Would Bret have predicted their alliance? (19:02) Intelligence and fear (20:50) Disappointment with Academia (24:13) They’re coming for your 5-year-old (27:06) Lineage and courage (28:03) Maajid’s injection site (32:02) Parents tolerating nonsense (36:38) MMR and Wakefield (39:06) Better Way Conference Debate (43:45) We’re at ideological war (50:22) Radical cynicism (53:02) What is going on? (58:49) Guerilla warfare (01:01:03) Fatal flaw in people who see through the nonsense (01:01:57) Evolving myths (01:07:46) Disagreements with Jordan Peterson (01:15:04) Creating new myths (01:19:26) Doctors and pharmacist relationship (01:21:55) Friends who failed during COVID (01:36:08) The IDWSupport the show

In this 132nd 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.   This week, we discuss the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and how both individuals and political entities on both “sides” are responding to it. We discuss the implications of whether other organisms might use abortifacients, and how fuzzy categories are revealed with the discovery of a giant bacterium. We discuss whether twitter is sanctioning violence, while saying that they are doing the opposite. And we discuss the recent reveal that the CDC, despite seeming to claim the opposite for well over a year now, is now acknowledging that they have not been analyzing adverse events from the Covid vaccines.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Thesis: personalized nootropics for motivation, creativity, confidence and more. To get your own customized Thesis starter kit, go online to takethesis.com/DARKHORSE, take the quiz, and use code DARKHORSE at checkout for 10% off your first box!   BUBS Naturals: High-quality, sustainably sourced collagen protein, MCT oil, and more, from a company with a conscience. 20% of your order at https://www.bubsnaturals.com/?discount=DARKHORSE   Farrow Life is a lard-based skincare company with products that nourish the skin without preservatives or added chemicals. Go to farrow.life/darkhorse for 20% off your first purchase; additional 15% off with a recurring subscription.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   *****   Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/usP2D_qGUZs   Mentioned in this episode:   Alito Goes a Long Way: DarkHorse livestream #125, on SCOTUS, Roe and abortion, May 4, 2022: https://youtu.be/XTPba-Hz4gM   Heying 2018. On Abortion: Time, Space, Error and Ethics. Areo: https://areomagazine.com/2018/08/24/on-abortion-time-space-error-and-ethics/   Volland et al 2022. A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA compartmentalized in membrane-bound organelles. Science 376, 1453–1458. DOI: 10.1126/science.abb3634   Less technical summary of the giant bacterium discovery, in Nature: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01757-1   Guetzkow, for Children’s Health Defense, 6/21/22: CDC Admits It Never Monitored VAERS for COVID Vaccine Safety Signals: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-vaers-covid-vaccine-safety/   Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Standard Operating Procedures for COVID-19, from the CDC, 2021 (updated 2022: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/pdf/VAERS-v2-SOP.pdf Support the show

Bret speaks with Konstantin Kisin in London about fatherhood, thinking in public, and human extinction. Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-British comedian, social commentator, and co-host of the Triggernometry podcast. https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin https://www.youtube.com/c/Triggerpod ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** References: A Letter to Dr Andrew Hill – Oracle Films https://odysee.com/@OracleFilms:1/2022.03.04-A-Letter-to-Andrew-Hill-V8_HD:3 Principal investigator on TOGETHER trial admits effectiveness of ivermectin: https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/did-the-together-study-show-that ***** Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:50) New baby (07:06) Bret’s transition into fatherhood (12:55) Societal change compared to 20th century (24:04) Heading to extinction? (33:52) Happy if you died today (39:50) COVID response (43:43) Conflict of visions by Thomas Sowell (49:28) Contentious issues like vaccines & ivermectin (59:41) Tess Lawrie & Andrew Hill video (01:06:54) Worst informational landscape in history (01:09:00) Reversing Nuremberg & Pharma capture (01:18:28) Trusting people not facts (01:20:50) Ukraine and tribal thinking (01:28:49) Shaping discussions with bots (01:34:17) Transparency of corruption (01:42:10) Conservatives, progressives, liberals and technological power (01:54:50) Heterodox podcasts and too many opinions (01:58:19) We need the IDW back (02:02:32) Wrap upSupport the show

View on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f/EvoLens131:b   View on Spotify video: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CXDqWrOJN7OgY5uFxoFI1   *****   In this 131st 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.   This week, we discuss why so many things, in modernity, and right now in particular, are labeled the opposite of what they truly are. What we are told is safe, is toxic; we are told we must do, we should not. How did this happen? Beginning with a tale of scientific discovery in the 1990s and early 2000s—involving telomeres and cancer and senescence and mice—we arrive at one answer: if the powers-that-be have insight, they are better served by keeping that insight to themselves, by refusing to share it. And so: all the newspapers, all the universities, all the everything, are failing. We also discuss baby formula—why you might want or need it, and share a recipe from a naturopath that will be far better than anything you can (or cannot) find on the shelves. And we discuss fathers: genetic fatherhood, biological fatherhood, cultural fatherhood. There are many ways to be a good father.   *****   Support the sponsors:   Eight Sleep: Personalized thermoregulation while you sleep, and when you wake. Eight Sleep’s amazing Pod Pro Cover (for your mattress) is $150 off at www.eightsleep.com/darkhorse   Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial.    Allform: Get 20% off any order (of a beautiful sofa) from Allform at https://allform.com/darkhorse.   ***** Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   *****   Q&A Link: https://odysee.com/EvoLens131QandA:eeb46459ec6ced74436f7a852e3f9e57a5c525c0   Mentioned in this episode:   Paris Brest Paris bike race: https://rusa.org/pages/pbp   Le Tour de France: It’s like bike racing on steroids: https://teespring.com/le-tour-de-france-2022?tsmac=store&tsmic=dark-horse-podcast&pid=46&cid=2755   Abigail Shrier’s 2021 book, Irreversible Damage: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/irreversible-damage-abigail-shrier/1133754701   Lahti, D.C. and Weinstein, B.S., 2005. The better angels of our nature: Group stability and the evolution of moral tension. Evolution and Human Behavior, 26(1): 47-63. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-better-angels-of-our-nature%3A-group-stability-of-Lahti-Weinstein/c5669ae3f2b5ba89967ab466b1095ab9c6d99c8c   Mice, telomeres, senescence and cancer, all in one place (Weinstein and Ciszek 2002): http://176.9.41.242/docs/longevity/2002-weinstein.pdf   Baby formula recipe from Dr. Lockwood: https://terrainwellness.com/diy-baby-formula-recipe/ Orwell, 1937. The Road to Wigan Pier. https://files.libcom.org/files/wiganpier.pdf***** Timestamps: (00:00) Welcome and announcements (12:10) Sponsors Support the show

Bret speaks with Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche in Bath, England, together for the COVID Better Way Conference 2022. Geert Vanden Bossche is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine who has specialist expertise in virology and vaccinology, Geert has worked in industry in the construction of vaccines, and in the non profit sector working to bring immunity to larger numbers of people. Find Geert: https://www.geertvandenbossche.org/ https://twitter.com/GVDBossche https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_yhGQiJ5lTmOaoIQA91GzA ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** First DarkHorse Podcast with Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche: https://youtu.be/BNyAovuUxro ***** Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:10) Previous predictions (08:06) Mass vaccination during a pandemic (14:40) Sterilizing immunity (17:44) T-Cell immunity (25:52) Narrow immunity to one antigen (36:05) Selection of vaccine-immune escaped variants (38:43) Why are we still mass vaccinating with same antigen? (45:20) Where would we be without the vaccines? (52:41) Spanish Flu and natural immunity (57:53) Why innate immunity decays (01:07:28) Non neutralizing antibodies binding to the spike (01:13:35) Seasonality and age (01:18:02) Geert’s hypothesis on ivermectin dosage increase (01:23:07) Will the virus transmit outside? (01:27:23) Where are we now in this pandemic? (01:35:03) Geert’s hypothesis (01:41:33) Bret breaks down Geert’s hypothesis (01:47:37) A new phase of the pandemic (01:56:28) Advice to the world (02:02:05) Wrap upSupport the show

In this 130th 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.   This week, we discuss the state of Portland, Oregon, two years after protests and riots made a mess of the city. Still found on the streets: entreaties to abolish the police, and protect “black trans sex workers,” and to attend a pride brunch that is actually a “drag queen brunch.” And yet when you talk to people, you almost invariably find that the veneer on the surface is not what it seems. Few people seem to agree with the coerced consensus: that letting people camp and shoot up and defecate on sidewalks is being compassionate to them; or that men can become women. We discuss whether a minority’s self-declared rights should be allowed to infringe on already established rights of others. And we discuss the self-assembly of rackets to fill niches—such as Covid testing centers that are both lucrative for those running them, and mandatory to participate in activities like international travel, and camp.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Mentioned in this episode:   Pride Brunch: https://events.humanitix.com/pride-drag-brunch   News from Reuters this week: https://twitter.com/i/events/1534530310607499264   Mice, telomeres, senescence and cancer, all in one place (Weinstein and Ciszek 2002): http://176.9.41.242/docs/longevity/2002-weinstein.pdf  Support the show

Bret speaks with Dr. Robert Malone in Bath, England, nearly a year after their first podcast together. Dr. Robert Malone is an internationally recognized scientist/physician and the original inventor of mRNA vaccination as a technology, DNA vaccination, and multiple non-viral DNA and RNA/mRNA platform delivery technologies. He holds numerous fundamental domestic and foreign patents in the fields of gene delivery, delivery formulations, and vaccines: including for fundamental DNA and RNA/mRNA vaccine technologies. https://www.rwmalonemd.com/ https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/ ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Mentioned in this episode: First DarkHorse Podcast (deleted by YouTube) with Dr. Robert Malone and Steve Kirsch: https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f/how-to-save-the-world,-in-three-easy:0 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GkYPouJqLMnMqDzMsdaeh DarkHorse podcast on TOGETHER Trial with Alexandros Marinos: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DWgt87o3P73arrze7VXvY https://youtu.be/kLXiQEihg8s Immune imprinting, breadth of variant recognition, and germinal center response in human SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination Katharina Röltgen, Sandra C.A. Nielsen, Oscar Silva, Benjamin A. Pinsky, Kari C. Nadeau, Scott D. Boyd https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00076-9 ***** Public Goods: Get $15 off your first order at Public Goods, your new everything store, at https://www.publicgoods.com/darkhorse or with code DARKHORSE at checkout. ***** Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:02) People who are awake (06:13) Mis, dis, mal information (12:40) Sponsor (14:21) Why speak out (20:10) Event 201 (22:32) Mass formation (28:03) WHO pandemic treaty (36:55) RNA modification in mRNA vaccines (42:47) Duration of spike protein and RNA (48:03) Technical correction from first Malone podcast (50:41) I was lied to about pseudouridine (54:18) Heart damage and autoimmune diseases (56:13) How novel are these vaccines (59:19) Acute adverse events after 2 weeks (01:02:54) Intra-nuclear spike protein in migratory white blood cells (macrophages) (01:07:48) Vaccine injuries (01:13:29) Spike duration (01:18:20) Omicron spike & GVB (01:22:53) Evolution of COVID and Omicron (01:27:47) Bizarre behavior of lab made viruses (01:38:20) Bill Gates and infectious vaccines (01:41:16) Early treatment (01:46:30) Ivermectin use in other countries (01:52:55) TOGETHER Trial (01:54:07) Dr. Malone’s background (02:00:22) Truth and Reconciliation (02:05:58) Wrap upSupport the show

View on Odysee: https://odysee.com/evolens129:10c420bcb2df7ae0e97adfd3d68a3475a554c70e   View on Spotify (With video):    *****   In this 129th 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.   This week, we discuss whether we might be in a dark age—an era in which “all of our structures of knowledge are plagued by errors, at all levels, from the trivial to the profound, periphery to the fundamental” (from Patterson essay, linked below). We discuss the failure of academia at all levels, including the fact that specialization has fractured knowledge, the processes of academia have been conflated with the processes of scientific investigation, and the corrupting influences of both governmental and private funding are nearly ubiquitous. We attest that those most enthusiastic about widespread adoption of novel medical technologies should be particularly interested in making sure that those who are injured by such technologies are recognized, and helped. And we discuss what a woman is, and why the very question—and the remarkable number of forms that answers take—points to the epidemic of sophistry that we have discussed before.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial.    Ned: is a CBD company that uses USDA certified organic full spectrum hemp oil, and creates specialty blends to help with stress and sleep. Visit www.helloned.com/darkhorse to get 15% off.   MDHearingAid: Use promo code DARKHORSE to receive a significant discount off your order of already inexpensive, high-quality hearing aids, plus receive a free extra charging case. https://www.mdhearingaid.com       *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.     *****   Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/GcofMYZdaxE   Mentioned in this episode:   Our Present Dark Age, by Steve Patterson, June 2021: https://steve-patterson.com/our-present-dark-age-part-1/   What is a woman? Documentary by Matt Walsh, June 2022: https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman   I am a woman (and a biologist), by Heather, March 2022: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/iamawoman?r=83qgf&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web   On the identification of elephants, by Bret, June 2022: https://twitter.com/BretWeinstein/status/1532831431268806656?s=20&t=MbpmAev2k-KiaSU83ahggASupport the show

Bret speaks with Neil Oliver about the COVID conference in Bath and on their experiences throughout the pandemic. Neil Oliver is a British television presenter, archaeologist, and author. He is best known as the presenter of several documentary series on archaeology and history, including A History of Scotland, Vikings, and Coast. He is also an author of popular history books and historical fiction. Find Neil Oliver at: https://twitter.com/thecoastguy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnVR-SdKxQeTvXtUSPFCL7g ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. *****American Hartford Gold: Call them at 866-828-1117 or text DARKHORSE to 998899 to get started buying precious metals such as gold and silver. ***** Timestamps: (00:00) Welcome Neil Oliver (02:00) COVID response brought people together (07:35) Tess Lawrie, ivermectin, Andrew Hill (13:00) Consequences for not doing the “right thing” (15:09) Sponsor (16:39) Modified RNA in mRNA vaccines (25:20) Emergency Use Authorization (32:38) Will the truth come out? (42:32) Plato’s cave & in the foxhole (46:28) “You are keeping me sane” (50:02) Has something like this happened before? (57:42) Torture and callousness of modern decisions (01:03:06) The Story of the World in 100 Moments (01:07:54) Ancient cave paintings (01:14:48) Reclaiming awe (01:21:34) Wrap upSupport the show

  In this 128th 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.   This week, we discuss Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning: What is it to be human, how much responsibility to we have for finding our own way, and how can we find hope, and meaning, even at the worst of times? Then: people have a moral obligation to grapple with the downstream effects of their own arguments, from medical claims to cries to defund and vilify the police. In the wake of yet another mass shooting at a school, what is the state of the 2nd Amendment? What is the interface of modern politics with homelessness, addiction, mental illness, and crime? And what is happening in the governor’s race in California?   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   MUD\WTR: is a coffee alternative with mushrooms and herbs (and cacao!) and is delicious, with 1/7 the caffeine as coffee. Visit www.mudwtr.com/darkhorse and use DARKHORSE at check out for $5 off.    Eight Sleep: Personalized thermoregulation while you sleep, and when you wake. Eight Sleep’s amazing Pod Pro Cover (for your mattress) is $150 off at www.eightsleep.com/darkhorse   Ned: is a CBD company that uses USDA certified organic full spectrum hemp oil, and creates specialty blends to help with stress and sleep. Visit www.helloned.com/darkhorse to get 15% off.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/Pg5DtnGPe_s   Mentioned in this episode:   Viktor Frankl: https://www.viktorfrankl.org/biography.html   If you don’t agree, you must be ignorant (including Ilana Redstone’s arguments): https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/equal-knowledge?r=83qgf&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web   The liberal case for gun ownership: https://unherd.com/2021/11/the-liberal-case-for-gun-ownership-1/   San Fransicko, by Michael Shellenberger: https://www.amazon.com/San-Fransicko-Progressives-Ruin-Cities/dp/0063093626   Shellenberger’s campaign site: https://www.shellenbergerforgovernor.com   Ricky Gervais’ new special, Super Nature: https://www.netflix.com/TITLE/80225917Support the show

View on Odysee: https://odysee.com/evolens127:f36c1f80cb409fd2708cfa2f7f58a08c4073b653   View on Spotify (With video):    *****   In this 127th 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.   This week, we discuss observations from recent travels—how the world looks as it emerges from 2+ years of restrictions and lockdowns, and what it feels like to have conversations across both significant differences, and shared points of view. From Santa Barbara to Washington D.C. to Bath and London, we talk faith, BlackLivesMatter and AllLivesMatter, rocketry, SCOTUS, national museums, Covid dissidents, the vaccine injured, pathology, predictions, and more.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Moink: Grass-fed and grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork and chicken, and wild caught Alaskan salmon. Visit www.moinkbox.com/darkhorse to get a year’s worth of filet mignon free when you sign up.    BrightMove: is Modern Recruiting Software, aka an Applicant Tracking System, that has features not found in any of its competitors.. Visit http://brightmove.com/darkhorse  to schedule a software demonstration today.    Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Mentioned in this episode:   Evergreen Five Years Later, with Benjamin Boyce and Bret: https://youtu.be/wwAquYXg-gE   Evergreen, Looking Back Five Years Later (on Heather’s Substack): https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/evergreen5yrslater?r=83qgf&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web   Bret and Heather on Bishop Barron’s Word on Fire: https://youtu.be/DbwXe5LhNNA   Udvar-Hazy Center (overflow for the National Air & Space Museum): https://airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center   National Portrait Gallery: https://npg.si.edu/home/national-portrait-gallery   National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://www.si.edu/museums/african-american-museum   United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://www.ushmm.org/   World Council for Health: https://worldcouncilforhealth.orgSupport the show

Bret speaks with Jim Rutt about Elon Musk's move to takeover Twitter and free speech on social media. Jim is an American businessman and entrepreneur, the former CEO of Network Solutions, and the former chairman of the Santa Fe Institute. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw1Sl_jFYRl2gbkBLp7w4lg https://twitter.com/jim_rutt Mentioned in this episode: Jim's article for Quillette on Elon Musk takeover: https://quillette.com/2022/04/27/musk-and-moderation/ Game b website: https://www.game-b.org/ ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. *****Public Goods: Get $15 off your first order at Public Goods, your new everything store, at https://www.publicgoods.com/darkhorse or with code DARKHORSE at checkout. *****Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:37) Opposition to communism (06:48) Emancipation party and game b (10:59) Sponsor (12:39) Game b spore mode (16:25) What is game b? (21:26) Jim’s article on Quillette on Elon Musk (25:06) Where to draw the line with free speech? (33:58) Doxxing and privacy, serious crime advocacy, and dangerous content (35:55) Point of view moderation (40:27) Dealing with fringe ideas (45:30) Doxxing and Bret’s vax mandate example (50:28) Jim’s proposal for moderation rules (58:00) Bret’s modifications to Jim’s proposal (01:03:19) Jim’s disagreements with Bret (01:08:52) Algorithm transparency and shadow banning (01:12:15) Is Elon correct about algorithm transparency? (01:21:10) Can Elon solve Twitter? (01:30:47) String theory (01:34:03) Is Elon the benevolent dictator we need? (01:39:24) Start up mentality (01:46:17) Wrap upSupport the show

In this 126th 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.   This week, we discuss science, Covid, vaccines, sunlight, and sophistry. New research suggests that adenovirus-vectored vaccines (e.g. J&J, AstraZeneca) reduce all-cause mortality, but that mRNA vaccines (e.g. Pfizer, Moderna) do not. What are the implications of this? What kinds of vaccines are recommended and effective, and how can someone not trained in thinking about these things know? We also discuss the role of vitamin D in Covid outcomes, as well as NIR (Near Infrared Radiation), which we primarily get from being outside. Since before the Industrial Revolution, our exposure to NIR has declined dramatically—we spend less time outdoors, and now even our lightbulbs and the glass in our windows limits how much NIR we receive, but it turns out that we need it. What else do we need that we don’t yet know about? Finally, we discuss the place for sophistry: in the classroom, where students can learn how to respond, so as to be better thinkers and citizens of the world.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Seed: Start a new healthy habit today with Seed probiotics. Visit https://seed.com/darkhorse, and use code darkhorse, to get 20% off your first month of Seed's DS-01™ Daily Synbiotic.   Eight Sleep: Personalized thermoregulation while you sleep, and when you wake. Eight Sleep’s amazing Pod Pro Cover (for your mattress) is $150 off at www.eightsleep.com/darkhorse   Allform: Get 20% off any order (of a beautiful sofa) from Allform at https://allform.com/darkhorse.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/VdIz5OKMfW0   Mentioned in this episode:   Benn et al 2022. Randomised Clinical Trials of COVID-19 Vaccines: Do Adenovirus-Vector Vaccines Have Beneficial Non-Specific Effects? Available at SSRN 4072489: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4072489   UnHerd interview with Dr. Christine Stabell-Benn: https://play.acast.com/s/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/627147cd7e2c6d00128e3703   Have People Been Given the Wrong Vaccine? By Martin Kulldorff: https://brownstone.org/articles/have-people-been-given-the-wrong-vaccine/   The Vitamin D Paradox in COVID-19 and Why It Predicts But Doesn't Always Protect. MedCram YouTube video: https://Support the show

In this 125th 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.   This week, we discuss the new current thing. The new current thing is not the Pfizer data release that happened this week, although perhaps it should be. The new current thing is the leaked draft majority opinion from Judge Alito, Supreme Court Justice of the United States, which reveals that Roe v. Wade is likely to be overturned. We discuss abortion, abortion policy, and what Americans say when they’re polled about these things. Is there a hard-and-fast line to draw? Does biology provide insights? We argue that abortion is not a women’s issue, per se, but an issue that pertains to all humanity, while also being a feminist issue.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial.    MDHearingAid: Use promo code DARKHORSE to receive a significant discount off your order of already inexpensive, high-quality hearing aids, plus receive a free extra charging case. https://www.mdhearingaid.com   Ralston College is reviving and reinventing higher ed. Join them for their first MA in Humanities, spending the first term in Greece, then being on campus in Savannah, Georgia. Apply by May 21: https://www.ralston.ac/darkhorse   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.     *****   Mentioned in this episode:   Judge Alito’s draft opinion on Roe v. Wade, leaked on May 2, 2022: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/read-justice-alito-initial-abortion-opinion-overturn-roe-v-wade-pdf-00029504   Heather’s 2018 piece on abortion in Areo: https://areomagazine.com/2018/08/24/on-abortion-time-space-error-and-ethics/   Gallup poll on American’s positions on abortion, 1975 – 2021: https://news.gallup.com/poll/1576/abortion.aspx   If You Don’t Agree, You Must Be Ignorant: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/equal-knowledge?r=83qgf&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webSupport the show

Bret speaks with Alexandros Marinos, who has analyzed the TOGETHER trial, which aims to identify effective repurposed therapies to prevent the disease progression of COVID-19. Alexandros is the Founder/CEO of http://balena.io & aspiring practical philosopher. Find him on: https://twitter.com/alexandrosm https://doyourownresearch.substack.com/ Mentioned in this episode: https://www.togethertrial.com/ https://doyourownresearch.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-the-together-trial ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. *****Sign up for the Spectator at: https://spectatorworld.com/specialoffer/ Use code: DARKHORSE Farrow SkinFood is lard-based skincare that nourishes the skin without preservatives or added chemicals. Go to http://farrow.life/darkhorse for 20% off your first purchase; additional 15% off with a recurring subscription. ***** Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (03:11) Better Skeptics project – analyzing COVID podcasts (08:12) TOGETHER trial and its timeline (15:35) Ads (19:08) Dosage & initial TOGETHER trial design  (25:29) Confusing paper and placebo group dropout? (31:23) IVM dose too low and new protocol (35:04) Trial recruitment over time and key 10-week period (43:42) Systemic errors (51:33) Placebo arm from earlier period? (57:11) Trial data not being released (01:02:27) Exclusion criteria flipped (01:06:38) Hypothesis on algorithm rebalancing arms (01:13:35) Allocation to Fluvoxamine arm (01:17:12) TOGETHER trial authors believe IVM has an effect (01:20:15) Credible intervals and Bayesian statistics (01:25:55) Will we ever get the full story?  (01:30:28) Dosing and weight limit (01:34:52) Background use of IVM in Brazil (01:47:19) “Independent” committee monitoring trial (01:54:29) Cavallo study and inconsistency in response (01:57:41) Press releases and cold confusion (02:09:27) Wrap upSupport the show

In this 124th 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.   This week, we discuss the biology, geology, and conservation of the Bahamas, particularly the Exumas islands. How do parrotfish turn coral into sand, what’s up with tropicbirds, and what does it mean that all Caribbean beaches have trash on them? Apologies for the sound quality during the videos.   We also discuss the lifting of federal mask mandates on transportation; the White House arguing that “affirmative care” for children who say they are transgender is “best practice”; the new czar of disinformation, brought to you by the Department of Homeland Security; and whether our President is fit for office. Finally, we spend a few minutes talking about ancient children playing in the footprints of giant sloths, and whether Indiana Jones was correct in suggesting that little scorpions are scarier than big ones.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Ned: is a CBD company that uses USDA certified organic full spectrum hemp oil, and creates specialty blends to help with stress and sleep. Visit www.helloned.com/darkhorse to get 15% off.   Eight Sleep: Personalized thermoregulation while you sleep, and when you wake. Eight Sleep’s amazing Pod Pro Cover (for your mattress) is $150 off at www.eightsleep.com/darkhorse   Moink: Grass-fed and grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork and chicken, and wild caught Alaskan salmon. Visit www.moinkbox.com/darkhorse to get a year’s worth of filet mignon free when you sign up.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Mentioned in this episode:   In Want of a Geologist (on Heather’s Substack): https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/in-want-of-a-geologist?r=83qgf&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web   Yarlett et al 2021. Quantifying production rates and size fractions of parrotfish‐derived sediment: A key functional role on Maldivian coral reefs. Ecology and evolution, 11(22): 16250-16265: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ece3.8306   Washington Post, April 19, 2022: Justice Dept. to appeal mask mandate ruling if CDC says it’s needed: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2022/04/19/mask-mandate-airplanes-transportation/   Press Secretary Jen Psaki on “affirmative care” for children who say they are trans: https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein)

In this 123rd 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.   This week, we discuss Elon Musk’s twitter play, and the implications for censorship, and the new public square. We discuss the modern impulse to make binaries of things that aren’t (e.g. political opinions), and to reject binaries that are real (e.g. sex). We talk about puberty blockers, and their non-reversibility, and whether “gender identity” is a real thing. And we discuss great evolutionary theorist W.D. Hamilton who, in the late 1990s, warned of the coming “hospitalization” of humans—an observation well worth considering in the Age of Covid.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   ReliefBand: Get relief from nausea without drugs. Go to https://www.reliefband.com, use code DARKHORSE, and you’ll receive 20% off plus free shipping.   Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial.    BrightMove: is Modern Recruiting Software, aka an Applicant Tracking System, that has features not found in any of its competitors.. Visit http://brightmove.com/darkhorse  to schedule a software demonstration today.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold (https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Gatherers-Guide-21st-Century-Challenges/dp/0593086880/), and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/saIbJL1IMps   Mentioned in this episode:   4thWaveNow on sex ed for 5th graders: https://twitter.com/4th_WaveNow/status/1514595208650018820?s=20&t=_vVi9M9ZmsynMFnetcOiUw   Amaze.org’s “instructional” video on gender identity: https://youtu.be/f7VyJKVBt7g   Global Medicalization Has Come, With Selfish Herd Immunity (Badcock 2021, Psychology Today): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-imprinted-brain/202103/global-medicalization-has-come-selfish-herd-immunity   Alan Grafen’s obituary of W.D. Hamilton: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/mar/09/guardianobituaries3Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein)

Bret speaks with Jonathan Pageau a symbolic thinker, YouTuber, and carver of orthodox icons. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCTSf3UwRU14nYWr_xm-dQ https://thesymbolicworld.com/ http://www.pageaucarvings.com/ https://twitter.com/PageauJonathan ***** Find Bret Weinstein on Twitter: @BretWeinstein, and on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Please subscribe to this channel for more long form content like this, and subscribe to the clips channel @DarkHorse Podcast Clips for short clips of all our podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA All removed videos can be found on Spotify Video and Odysee: https://open.spotify.com/show/57R7dOcs60jUfOnuNG0J1R https://odysee.com/@BretWeinstein:f Check out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: http://www.store.darkhorsepodcast.org Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. *****Sign up for the Spectator at: https://spectatorworld.com/specialoffer/ Use code: DARKHORSE ***** (00:00) Introduction (02:47) Bret on religions being “Literally false, metaphorically true” NOT “a mind virus” (05:35) Jon’s definition of religion (07:57) Bret – all scientists have faith, i.e. base assumptions, axioms (11:15) Jon’s definition of faith, as levels of understanding (13:58) Spectator Ad https://spectatorworld.com/specialoffer/ Use code: DARKHORSE (15:45) Bret’s article of faith in evolution (17:56) Jon’s refinement: religion is the “patterning” of being (20:07) Emergence is the jump between levels (21:45) Jon’s emergence (23:34) Adaptive evolution and group selection (26:45) Why does cooperation exist? (28:05) Survivability of individual or group or lineage (32:05) Google Vs Catholicism (33:26) Point of attention (35:55) Evolution predicts the behavior of religions (38:46) Richard Dawkins’ memes (42:35) Self sacrifice (45:56) Confessions in a congregation (49:30) Jon on importance of self sacrifice (53:44) Rapist gene (59:24) Geneva Convention (01:00:39) Flip the table on the genes (01:01:49) Purpose of organisms (01:03:13) Consciousness and purpose (01:05:16) Purpose (01:09:15) One homogenous religion (01:13:55) Centralized digital identity and mark of the beast (01:19:59) Genes are self replicating patterns (01:23:19) Bret’s “obsession” with genes (01:25:09) Starting from experience, not genes (01:31:06) Consciousness is recognizing patterns (01:33:35) Consciousness is good (01:39:36) Technological systems are driving us into madness (01:42:59) We need to upgrade our consciousness (01:45:44) Wokeism and COVID measures (01:48:49) Damned if we do… (01:53:59) Religion has predicted this (01:56:39) Gain of function research and fission power (02:01:06) Aiming for a higher good (02:02:33) The atheist’s advantage and heaven (02:07:13) Descendants 10,000 years from now (02:11:14) Building of an arc, remnants, and end of civilization (02:18:56) Update religious texts? (02:20:39) Tools and religion (02:24:39) Is lineage the wrong level of abstraction? (02:29:43) Follow-through tennis analogy (02:35:57) Cynicism around religion (02:40:23) Consciousness comes down on existence and forms identities (02:44:17) Tetrapods and speciation (02:48:40) Identity and purpose (02:50:33) Wrap upSupport the show

In this 122nd 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.   This week, we discuss cancellation for being woke, and for being medically woke. We discuss vitamin D, latitude, altitude, health and allergies.  We talk about teaching children how to think, not what to think, and about Margaret Mead’s retroactive cancellation. We discuss coming of age in Samoa, New Jersey, among the Amish, and in the era of Covid. We talk about what the Amish do and do not engage in, and whether everyone should be aiming to go to college. We discuss how many progressives have sold out our values in the last two years—and before—and risked reversing decades of actual progress. We talk about Nuremberg, and vaccine mandates, and a GenX revolution.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Sole: Beautiful shoes and carefully designed footbeds for healthy feet. Go to https://yoursole.com/darkhorse , and first-time customers get 50% off, plus they have a 90-day money back guarantee.   Allform: Get 20% off any order (of a beautiful sofa) from Allform at https://allform.com/darkhorse.   MDHearingAid: Use promo code DARKHORSE to receive a significant discount off your order of already inexpensive, high-quality hearing aids, plus receive a free extra charging case. https://www.mdhearingaid.com   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold (https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Gatherers-Guide-21st-Century-Challenges/dp/0593086880/), and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/wFrYtLP86zU   Mentioned in this episode:   Coming of Age in Samoa (Margaret Mead, 1928): https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Age-Samoa-Psychological-Civilisation/dp/0688050336   Coming of Age in New Jersey (Michael Moffatt, 1989): https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Age-New-Jersey-American/dp/0813513596   College Became the Default: Let’s Rethink that. John McWhorter, NYT, April 5, 2022: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/opinion/college-high-school.html   How the Amish dealt with Covid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=O1DgWYdukZUxxxx   How the organized Left got Covid wrong, learned to love lockdowns and lost its mind: an autopsy.    Christian Parenti, March 31, 2022, The Gray Zone:  https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/31/left-covid-lockdowns-mind-autopsy/ &nbSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein)

In this 121st 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.   This week, we discuss the newly published Together trial on the efficacy of Ivermectin in treating Covid, and the media’s response to said publication. We discuss mass formation, as detailed in Mattias Desmet’s book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism (not “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” as Heather said during the podcast; that is the name of Hannah Arendt’s 1951 tome). We discuss the left’s eagerness to be on the side of science, when it suits them, and we mention Solzhenitsyn. And we discuss the need for evidence-based medicine.   *****   Support the sponsors of the show:   Eight Sleep: Personalized thermoregulation while you sleep, and when you wake. Eight Sleep’s amazing Pod Pro Cover (for your mattress) is $150 off at www.eightsleep.com/darkhorse   Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial.   Public Goods: Get $15 off your first order at Public Goods, your new everything store, at https://www.publicgoods.com/darkhorse or with code DARKHORSE at checkout.   *****   Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org   Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://store.darkhorsepodcast.org   Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com   Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).   Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.   Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal.   Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA   Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.   *****   Q&A Link:    Mentioned in this episode:   Reis et al 2022. Effect of Early Treatment with Ivermectin among Patients with Covid-19. Published 3-30-22 in NEJM (the “Together trial”): DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2115869   Analysis of the Together trial: https://ivmmeta.com/#togetherivm   And another: Phil Harper: The Can’t Add TOGETHER trial: https://philharper.substack.com/p/the-cant-add-together-trial?s=r   And another: Alexandros Marinos: https://twitter.com/alexandrosM/status/1510087867178971148?s=20&t=4J-uY8tXETqMcXgrjcHvyw   And another: Chris Martenson: https://twitter.com/chrismartenson/status/1509518451458691075?s=20&t=Py5D1lbBuqcLC8DQOCE2AA   The English translation of Mattias Desmet’s book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism, is available for pre-sale now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1645021726   The Origins of Totalitarianism, by Hannah Arendt: https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Totalitarianism-Hannah-Arendt/dp/0156701537   Chelsea Green Publishing: https://www.chelseagreen.com/shop/new-releases/ &Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein)