Bret Weinstein | Have the parties flipped? The 248th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying @DarkHorsePod | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In this 248th 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 week’s episode, we begin and end by geeking out on biology: why there tend to be so many molecules in organisms that humans find useful (see: turmeric and ginger), why you can’t be both the fastest and the most agile anything, and new research that finds that some Atlantic fish with leg-like appendages can taste the ground with those “legs.” In between all that: an analysis of American political parties—where they’ve been, where they are now, and what might happen next. Also: self-indulgent whining from the Southern hemisphere.
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Mentioned in this episode:
The Atlantic on Trump: theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296
Season’s mis-greetings: nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03245-0
Fish “legs” that taste the ground: nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03117-7
Original research (Allard et al 2024): cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)01126-6
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome
00:01:42 Sponsors
00:11:01 Turmeric and How Humans Began Cultivating Plants and Animals
00:23:09 The Organism that Produces Ivermectin
00:26:03 Cultivation of Corn
00:31:19 Trade-offs and Game Theory in Politics
00:49:15 Bret on Populism
00:52:43 The Lesser Evil Paradox
00:55:03 Donald Trump and the Flip
00:59:06 The Media is Part of the Same Racket
01:02:53 It’s Not About Politeness & Tea Parties
01:08:51 The Thing We Need to Be Careful Of
01:12:41 Nature Magazine: Stop Using Seasons on Invites
01:25:56 Fish's Legs are Made for Walking and Tasting the Sea Floor
01:30:09 Closing
In this 248th 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 week’s episode, we begin and end by geeking out on biology: why there tend to be so many molecules in organisms that humans find useful (see: turmeric and ginger), why you can’t be both the fastest and the most agile anything, and new research that finds that some Atlantic fish with leg-like appendages can taste the ground with those “legs.” In between all that: an analysis of American political parties—where they’ve been, where they are now, and what might happen next. Also: self-indulgent whining from the Southern hemisphere.
*****
Our sponsors:
CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month.
Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club: Scrumptious & freshly harvested. Go to GetFreshDarkHorse.com to get a bottle of the best olive oil you’ve ever had for $1 shipping.
PaleoValley: Wide array of amazing products, including SuperFood Golden Milk and beef sticks. Go to paleovalley.com/darkhorse for 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: darkhorse.locals.com
Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): 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: darkhorsestore.org
*****
Mentioned in this episode:
The Atlantic on Trump: theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-authoritarian-rhetoric-hitler-mussolini/680296
Season’s mis-greetings: nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03245-0
Fish “legs” that taste the ground: nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03117-7
Original research (Allard et al 2024): cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(24)01126-6
*****
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Welcome
00:01:42 Sponsors
00:11:01 Turmeric and How Humans Began Cultivating Plants and Animals
00:23:09 The Organism that Produces Ivermectin
00:26:03 Cultivation of Corn
00:31:19 Trade-offs and Game Theory in Politics
00:49:15 Bret on Populism
00:52:43 The Lesser Evil Paradox
00:55:03 Donald Trump and the Flip
00:59:06 The Media is Part of the Same Racket
01:02:53 It’s Not About Politeness & Tea Parties
01:08:51 The Thing We Need to Be Careful Of
01:12:41 Nature Magazine: Stop Using Seasons on Invites
01:25:56 Fish's Legs are Made for Walking and Tasting the Sea Floor
01:30:09 Closing
