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Freedom, Tyranny, and Childhood Lost: The 291st Evolutionary Lens w/ Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
Season 3
Today we discuss childhood, fitness, and self-defense; the through-line is freedom. First up: Illinois has become the first state in the Union to mandate mental health screening for children in grade…
Published on 6 hours ago
What AI Will Do to Humanity: Forrest Maready on DarkHorse
Season 3
Bret Weinstein speaks with Forrest Maready on the subject of the dual nature of AI, discussing both its potential benefits and risks, particularly in relation to human suffering, dependency, and the …
Published on 10 hours ago
Where has all the science gone? The 290th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Season 3
Today we are all over the map. First: Elon, AI, and humanoid robots, with discussion of sex, the industrial revolution, specialization, the Pleistocene, feminism, men’s work, porn, clankers, and vapi…
Published on 6 days, 5 hours ago
Escaping Your Lane: The 289th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Season 3
Today we discuss the reasons not to stay in your lane, wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, and whether Americans want a handout, or to be left alone. First: Bret responds to critique from Geert Vanden…
Published on 2 weeks ago
No Klan Do: Daryl Davis on DarkHorse
Bret Weinstein speaks with Daryl Davis on his experience engaging with members of the KKK, emphasizing the importance of dialogue, empathy, and understanding in breaking down barriers.
Find Dary Davis…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Kennedy, Pharma, and the Battle over mRNA: The 288th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Season 3
Today we discuss the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts by Secretary Kennedy. What are the risks, are they as limited as he suggests, and what can we look forward to from this technology in the f…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Dangers of the mental multiverse: The 287th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Season 3
Today we discuss “gender affirming surgeries”, AI and the future of cognition, and wild foxes. Kaiser Permanente is pausing surgery on trans-presenting children—we discuss sex and gender, meaning and…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Can we have your liver? The 286th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Season 3
Today we discuss organ donation, and parenting in the animal world. Organ donation: how can we modify incentives so that people who need organs have a good chance of getting them, but people with hea…
Published on 1 month ago
The Truth About Nazi Doctors: A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Hudson and Dr. Michael S. Bryant
Season 3
Bret Weinstein speaks with Dr. Jonny Hudson and Dr. Michael S. Bryant on the subject of Nazi doctors.
Dr. Jonny Hudson has a PhD in Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Dr. Michael S. Bryant has a PhD …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
The Leverage Economy: The 285th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Season 3
Today we discuss Epstein, Trump, MAGA, and how we know what we think we know. The actual economy exists, as does the attention economy; now Bret introduces a new term: the leverage economy. This impl…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago