Bret Weistein

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 none are sufficient. What, in the end, are scientists doing, and what are people doing in the name of science? Also: the solstice, and a reading from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. ***** Our sponsors: American Hartford Gold: Get up to $5,000 of free silver on your first qualifying order. Call 866-828-1117 or text “DARKHORSE” to 998899. The Wellness Company: Services and supplements including Spike Support Formula, for vaccine injuries and long Covid. Go to twc.health/DARKHORSE to save 15% of your order. Seed: Start a new healthy habit today with Seed probiotics. Use code darkhorse at https://seed.com/darkhorse to get 25% off your first month of Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic. ***** 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: https://a.co/d/dunx3at Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: Dr. Timothy Kelly on changing beliefs: https://x.com/drtimothykelly/status/1700773378875887943 Alexandros Marinos on maintaining multiple hypotheses at a time: https://x.com/alexandrosM/status/1700466475616829845 Isaac Asimov (maybe) thinking on scientific discovery: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/03/02/eureka-funny/ Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm ***** Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome 01:25 Sponsors 07:55 Winter solstice 13:13 Trump, Colorado court, and Cartesian crisis 26:20 Back to Trump 34:40 Why the mind fails and outliers 44:24 Science and faith 54:40 Finalizing hypotheses 01:32:05 Excerpt from Christmas Carol 01:35:30 Wrap up

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 councilors to a holiday party, when she meant to invite only the 6 who are “electeds of color.” Then: what do morbid curiosity and predator inspection have in common? People seem to be dying at high rates, and in new contexts, but is this actually the case? How would we know? What do the global excess mortality data suggest? Then: rules to live by, as acknowledged by us at Hanukkah. ***** Our sponsors: Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Now through December 31, new customers get 20% off and a 100-day free trial at www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse. Seed: Start a new healthy habit today with Seed probiotics. Use code darkhorse at https://seed.com/darkhorse to get 25% off your first month of Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic. ARMRA: Colostrum is our first food, and can help restore your health and resilience as an adult. Go to www.tryarmra.com/DARKHORSE to get 15% off your first order. ***** 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: https://a.co/d/dunx3at Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org ***** Mentioned in this episode: On College Presidents (first published at Academic Questions, 2019): https://open.substack.com/pub/naturalselections/p/on-college-presidents Boston City Hall roiled by email party invitation for ‘electeds of color’ sent to all: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/12/boston-city-hall-roiled-by-email-party-invitation-for-electeds-of-color-sent-to-all/ Denis Rancourt’s speech in Romania on excess mortality, on Robert Malone’s Substack: https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/not-14m-lives-saved-but-over-17m Epilogue to Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide, where the rules for Hanukkah are published: https://www.huntergatherersguide.com Q&A Link: https://rumble.com/v40y2e8-your-questions-answered-bret-and-heather-202nd-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html?mref=256aqg&mc=eh4u2 ***** Timestamps: (00:00) Wait (5:40) Welcome (8:00) Sponsors (15:15) Ironing (18:22) College presidents (24:25) Consulting firms and risk aversion (31:30) Killing a lion (37:30) Removing political leaders like Bill Clinton (51:00) Holiday party for electives of color (59:45) Sudden deaths (1:04:45) Bats and predator inspection (1:09:02) Morbid curiosity (1:13:32) Bret's father attacked (1:25:40) Unexpected deaths (1:42:10) Hanukkah tradition (1:46:10) Wrap up