DarkHorse Podcast

Evolutionary experts Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss men in women's sports, cancel culture vs. promotion culture, society's lack of wisdom, communication between cats and humans through eye narrowing, and more in a thought-provoking podcast episode.

PhD biologists Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss the modern Dark Age through an evolutionary lens. They explore topics like informational advantage, entropy, and reason. They examine totalitarianism, deception, compliance, and intellectual Stockholm syndrome. Additionally, they touch on balancing humility and confidence, academic conformity, and the importance of diverse perspectives in academia.

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

Pathologist Ryan Cole discusses his perspective on Covid, highlighting the role of pathologists in medicine, insights on cancer progression, rethinking cancer treatment through metabolic approaches, uncovering anomalies post-vaccine rollout, and challenges in speaking out in medicine.

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying dive into plant syndromes, predicting pollinators by flower traits, tropical tree growth challenges, succession in forests, traits of Poison Dart Frogs, Mantellian Mantella frogs, and the closure of San Vicente migrant camp.

Exploring concerns about mRNA vaccine platforms, lipid nanoparticles, and autoimmune diseases. Analyzing the impact of mRNA on heart cells and vaccine immunity complexities. Critiquing viral vaccine efficacy charts and discussing COVID-19 impacts. Navigating challenges in scientific discourse and implications of COVID responses.

In this podcast, Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss the Supreme Court, First Amendment, Covid, censorship, and DEI. They explore Goliath as emergence and collusion, and how facts are being used to support existing narratives. They critique sensational sun exposure studies and misleading scientific reports. The episode also covers promoting health supplements, government censorship, and the impact of societal trends on institutions.

Discussion on ethical concerns of hormonal and surgical interventions on young individuals, debates on transgender healthcare, the emotional rollercoaster of transitioning surgeries, amphibian parental care, and promoting sponsors like VanMan, MUDWTR, and Helix mattresses.

Podcast discusses CDC's new recommendations on respiratory viruses, emphasizes benefits of vitamin D supplementation for Covid outcomes, questions the shift towards mechanistic explanations from evolutionary ones. Explores intersection of genocide studies and evolutionary biology, showcases shared teeth of mammals and crocodiles, and critiques reliance on pharmaceutical solutions in healthcare practices.

Exploring the Holocaust through an evolutionary lens, discussing the rationality behind Hitler's actions. Delving into the emotional depths of Holocaust testimonies and Sonder Commandos. Analyzing Nazi racial ideology, Germanization program, and eugenics. Examining political alliances, contradictions in Nazi ideology, deception, and atrocities. Highlighting the importance of evolutionary insights to understand and prevent genocides.