In this 143rd 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.
This week, we discuss how some stories diagnose a system: What does it mean when a college declares its (non-racist) professors racist? What does it mean when journalists only recognize election fraud if it works against their team? What does it mean when “science” is invoked only to support foregone conclusions? Discussing these and more examples from the last two and a half years of Covid, we talk about the need for functional journalism, science, higher ed, and government, and of “skepticism kill switches.” How do you get people to stop being skeptical? Tell them that asking questions renders them a racist, a murderer, or a TERF.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Mansanguan et al 2022. Cardiovascular Manifestation of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine in Adolescents. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(8): 196. https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/8/196
Toronto-area shop teacher shows up for class with giant prosthetic breasts: https://twitter.com/lovelyti/status/1572653516153581568?s=20&t=34smdHt5Ef0ZTcxThknc7w
Timestamps:
(00:00) Welcome and announcements
(07:00) Sponsors
(14:20) Some stories diagnose the system
(32:22) Capture
(41:35) Government capture
(01:01:30) Breaking Points on lab leak
(01:18:00) Journalists
(01:23:50) Conclusion and end point of this analysis
(01:26:44) Giant breasted teacher
(01:42:15) Wrap up