In this 147th 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 Colombia—what was it like in the 1990s, versus now? Building on our experiences in Latin America for the last few decades, and Bret’s trip to Colombia last week, we discuss approaches to Covid, to food, and to life. Also: hummingbirds. We also discuss the American Federation of Teachers, and PEN America—an organization that supports literature creation and production—and how their political biases are badly affecting their ability to report on mis- and dis- information. In related news: Elon Musk has taken custody of Twitter, and some people are freaking out. Finally: how are Donald Trump and Elon Musk not the same?

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Mentioned in this episode:

PSA to the Mama Bears: Defend Your Children: https://open.substack.com/pub/naturalselections/p/psamamabears

From PEN America: Reading Between the Lines: Race, Equity, and Book Publishing. https://pen.org/report/race-equity-and-book-publishing/

L.A. Times op-ed: Op-Ed: How Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could threaten free speech: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-10-27/elon-musks-twitter-free-speech-disinformation
AFT Washington: We’re pulling together to end the pandemic: https://www.aftwa.org/news/were-pulling-together-end-pandemic
Caitlin Johnstone: The Official narrative on Ukraine: https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/10/29/the-official-narrative-on-ukraine/
Steve Kirsch: Dr. Peter McCullough is being progressively stripped of his medical credentials: https://open.substack.com/pub/stevekirsch/p/dr-peter-mccullough-is-being-progressively

Timestamps:
(00:00) Welcome

(10:35) Sponsors

(17:55) Bret's trip to Colombia

(25:00) Colombia's COVID strategy

(40:35) CDC recommendations for childhood vaccine schedule

(55:25) Bret's trip into Andes

(01:10:00) AFT Washington - is disinformation political?

(01:24:20) Elon Musk buys Twitter

(01:45:40) Suicide search on phone

(01:53:14) Wrap up

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