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RFK Jr. suggested that the COVID-19 virus may have been targeted to spare Chinese people and Ashkenazi Jews. Tamler Summers: Are you mad that he beat you to that theory? I mean, no, he didn't suggest it. He was just saying some people have suggested it. Very Bad Wizards is a podcast with a philosopher, my dad, and psychologist Dave Pizarro,. having an informal discussion about issues in science and ethics.

The Summer of Cormac McCarthy continues – this time we dive into his one piece of non-fiction, the short essay “The Kekulé Problem.” How does our unconscious mind solve problems that conscious deliberation can’t crack? Why does it often work elliptically, in code, rather than giving us the answer directly in language? Is McCarthy right that the unconscious doesn’t trust language because it’s such a newcomer to the human brain?

Plus we select the finalists for our listener selected episode – thanks to our beloved patrons for all their terrific suggestions!

"The Kekulé Problem" by Cormac McCarthy

Pinker & Bloom 1990

Dijksterhuis & Strick 2016