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DarkHorse Podcast
Normalizing Normativity: The 219th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Apr 3, 2024
02:02:26
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Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss evolution, intelligent design, failures of institutional science during Covid, critiquing motonormativity, and older sex chromosomes in cephalopods. They challenge settled science, explore mentorship in science, interconnectedness of micro and macroevolution, and societal norms impact perceptions. The conversation delves into critiquing misleading science, impact of moto-normalization on road behavior, promoting safety through personal responsibility, and the evolution of sex chromosomes across species
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- Understanding motor normativity reveals the normalization of car-centric societies, leading to unconscious biases and overlooked risks in driving.
- The flawed methodology of equating car driving with smoking highlights misaligned moral considerations and the need for nuanced public policy interventions.
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Understanding Motor Normativity through a Car-Centric Society
The concept of motor normativity highlights the normalization of car-centric societies, where driving has become so prevalent that people accept associated risks without much thought. This normalization leads to car brain behavior, where individuals do not consider alternatives and overlook potential dangers of driving. The term, although mocked, sheds light on the unconscious biases formed by cultural assumptions about private car usage. The comparison with smoking in highly populated areas reveals a distorted methodology and misaligned moral considerations, highlighting the need for public policy and health professionals to address these biases.
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