DarkHorse Podcast

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss The Hope Accord, impact of COVID-19 vaccines, Charlie Munger's wisdom, biased sunscreen views, chytrid fungus effect on frogs, and human hubris in intervening in complex systems.

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying explore the evolutionary lens on the state of the world. They discuss deep state vs shallow state, media and health institutions, and critique trans-activism and female athlete campaigns, emphasizing the importance of healthy competition and collaboration in sports and evolution.

Lenore Skenazy, 'America’s Worst Mom', discusses the importance of exposing kids to risks, balancing safety and independence in parenting. She highlights the need for children to engage in risky play to develop competence, resilience, and independence. The conversation explores the impact of overprotective parenting and the significance of allowing kids to navigate challenges independently for their overall growth.

Evolutionary biologists Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss the Supreme Court ruling, Julian Assange's release, and AI deep fakes in comedy. They explore censorship, public conversation control tactics, and humor evolution. The podcast also covers a meandering car tale and research on jumping leeches in Madagascar.

Evolutionary biologists Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss topics like California's catalytic converters, folic acid in tortillas, pre-industrial diets, Pentagon-funded anti-vax campaigns, and the misuse of correlation. They also dive into vaccine hesitancy, glyphosate use in wheat production, and the impact of environment on human health, highlighting the complexities of modern society.

Evolutionary biologists Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss empathy, psychopathic behavior in corporations, failures of utopias, and the human need for storytelling. They explore concepts like kin selection, reciprocity, and the importance of narratives in understanding the world.

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss global issues through an evolutionary lens in the 228th episode. Topics include WHO, Covid concessions, avian flu, Geneva rally, vaccine dangers, and enjoying a motorcycle trip in the Alps.

Phil Harper discusses truth seeking in the current dark age, touching on obstacles to progress, integrity in truth-seeking, challenges in medical literature and science, and navigating paradigm shifts in academia. The conversation explores evolutionary fitness, ethical considerations in content creation, and the flawed mice experiment, shedding light on complexities in seeking truth in a complex society.

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss the failure of the WHO's Pandemic Preparedness Treaty and the lessons learned. They also explore sportsmanship in high school sports, gender dynamics in competitions, and the narrative nature of dreams.

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss polyploid potatoes and corn from Ohalo Genetics, trade-offs in biotechnology, mistakes of modernity, and Terrence Howard's predictive model. They challenge progress and evaluate abandoned patents with engaging insights.