Bret and Heather 179th DarkHorse Podcast Livestream: Science Strong & Fragile

In this 179th 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.

We begin this episode by discussing the hazards of mind-reading: Does disagreeing with a Day of Absence mean that you are racist? Does being hesitant about Covid vaccines mean that you don’t think Covid is a serious disease? Does not wanting trans-identified men in women’s shelters and prisons mean that you think that at all trans people are dangerous? Then we discuss shenanigans in Covid vaccine efficacy analysis, which would make even a placebo look like it was effective treatment. And we discuss RFK Jr and Rogan’s recent conversation, and responses to it. Is Ivermectin effective against Covid? Are childhood vaccines dangerous? How would we know? Do we have the information that we need in order to figure it out?

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Mentioned in this episode:

Fenton & Neil 2023: The illusion of vaccine efficacy revisited: https://wherearethenumbers.substack.com/p/the-illusion-of-vaccine-efficacy

Rogan #1999 with Robert F. Kennedy Jr: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DQfcTY4viyXsIXQ89NXvg

Prasad 2023: What RFK Jr. Gets Right—and What He Gets Wrong: Dr. Vinay Prasad fact-checks the presidential candidate on vaccines, regulatory capture, and more. https://www.thefp.com/p/what-rfk-jr-gets-rightand-what-he

FDA: Why you should not use ivermectin to treat or prevent Covid-19: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19

Marinos dismantles some Ivermectin claims: https://twitter.com/alexandrosM/status/1671412921816203266

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Stream start
(07:50) Welcome
(09:42) Sponsors
(15:45) Does Heather have TDS?
(31:28) Norman Fenton on illusion of vaccine efficacy
(46:50) Science on Joe Rogan?
(53:20) Fenton wrap up
(54:20) Vinay Prasad fact checks RFK Jr on Ivermectin
(01:16:00) Childhood vaccines Vs placebo
(01:39:10) Wrap up