DarkHorse Podcast Raising the Dead: The 301st Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
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Nov 15, 2025 This thought-provoking discussion dives into the complexities of grief and the implications of AI apps that keep memories of loved ones alive, potentially undermining traditional mourning. The hosts explore how grief functions as a vital cultural process, contrasting it with risky digital substitutes. They also unpack the emergent language of bonobos, suggesting deeper communication among species. Adding intrigue, the podcast highlights the controversial culling of ostriches in Canada, raising alarms about public health authoritarianism.
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Sponsor Read: Urolithin A Benefits
- Bret reads Timeline sponsor material describing urolithin A benefits for mitochondria and endurance.
- He references trials showing improved muscle strength and endurance with MitoPure.
AI Avatars Threaten Grieving
- AI-driven avatars that preserve deceased people will profoundly disrupt human grieving processes.
- Bret Weinstein warns this uncontrolled experiment risks incalculable harm to what makes us human.
Grief Is Adaptive Work
- Grief is an adaptive, healing process that refines our internal models of the deceased.
- Heather Heying argues machines cannot perform the evolutionary work of grief for us.
