Episode #1006
Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein
Books mentioned
Hitler's Table Talk
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein · at 00:18:14
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Genius
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein · at 00:54:37
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Maps of Meaning
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein · at 00:56:20
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The Adventures of Pinocchio
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein · at 01:03:54
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The Bible
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein · at 00:57:31
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The Odyssey
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson & Bret Weinstein · at 01:26:10
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Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist and University of Toronto professor, and Bret Weinstein, a biology professor at Evergreen State College, examine the evolutionary roots of authoritarianism, tribalism, polarization, ideology, and cancel culture. They also discuss sex differences, intelligence, inequality, markets, universal basic income, health care, free speech, religious tradition, and how evolutionary principles can inform contemporary political debates.
What they talked about
- Analyzing Hitler from an evolutionary perspective
- Evergreen State College controversy and lawsuit
- Disgust mechanism and ethnic bias
- Dangers of political polarization
- Bill C-16 and social constructionism in law
- Gender differences and pay inequality
- James Damore firing and free speech
- Pareto distribution and inequality
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