Episode #1705
Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
Books mentioned
On the Origin of Species
Mentioned by Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying · at 00:26:24
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Biologists and DarkHorse Podcast hosts Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying join Joe Rogan to examine COVID-19 treatments, pandemic policy, vaccine strategy, censorship, and the lab-leak hypothesis. They also discuss evolutionary approaches to modern health, scientific inquiry, institutional incentives, ideological tribalism, and how technology and rapid social change may challenge human adaptation.
What they talked about
- COVID-19 treatment and early intervention
- Criticism of Fauci and public health messaging
- Lab leak hypothesis and gain-of-function research
- Tech censorship and platform demonetization
- Book: A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century
- Evolutionary toolkit and modern health issues
- Orthodontia, malocclusion, and Mike Mew
- Science funding, incentives, and reproducibility crisis
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