Follow the White Rabbit(s): The 256th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
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Dec 18, 2024
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying dive into the evolution of beliefs around public health. They challenge the accepted safety of aluminum in vaccines and scrutinize the narratives surrounding vaccines and medications like Ozempic. The discussion also touches on the absurdity of nutritional rankings that favor sugary cereals over eggs. Personal anecdotes add humor, while their critique of conventional health policies highlights the complex interplay between personal beliefs and societal norms.
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Hypernovelty Crisis
The US is experiencing a hypernovelty crisis, impacting physical, mental, and social health.
This crisis is driven by rapid changes in food, agriculture, and medicine, exceeding our ability to adapt.
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MAHA vs. Profiteering
Profiteering hinders investigating and addressing health issues.
Expect strong resistance from those whose profits are threatened by the MAHA movement.
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Supporting the MAHA Movement
Support those leading the health movement in positions of power.
Hold them accountable while understanding their need for compromise.
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This book, written by evolutionary biologists Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein, addresses the disconnect between human evolutionary history and the challenges of modern life. It explains how the rapid rate of change in the modern world has outpaced the ability of our brains and bodies to adapt, leading to issues such as widespread sleep deprivation, dangerous diets, damaging parenting styles, and backward education practices. The authors draw on decades of research and experiences from biodiverse ecosystems to provide a science-based perspective that aims to empower readers to live better, wiser lives.
In this 256th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.
In this week’s episode, we discuss resistance to Make America Healthy Again, and how beliefs that were once unspeakable become speakable. It used to be impossible to speak about the risks of fluoride in the water; now it’s not. It used to be impossible to question the safety of Mercury in vaccines; now it’s not. How safe is Aluminum as an adjuvant in vaccines? Goliath assures us it’s safe; we look at the research that has been done, and find otherwise. We are betting our lives, and our children’s lives, on four rabbits and a dude.
We also discuss the polio vaccine, and GLP-1 RAs, more familiarly known as Ozempic and its chemical kin. Similar to the mRNA shots for Covid (wherein Uracil was replaced with Pseudouridine), GLP-1RAs are similar but not identical to a naturally occurring human hormone, but have been altered to be more “stable” and last longer in the body.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Secret campaign to disrupt MAHA: https://x.com/holden_culotta/status/1869206497013698823
Karstens 2024. History of Salk Inactivated Polio vaccine: https://www.malone.news/p/inconvenient-history-of-salk-inactivated
Why we should welcome the lab leak theory: https://unherd.com/2021/06/why-we-should-welcome-the-lab-leak-theory/
Rogers 2019. The Political Economy of Autism: https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/handle/2123/20198/Rogers_T_thesis.pdf
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