Human Systems are Biased Towards Taking Risky Action

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Human beings are programmed to look for untapped opportunities and ways to improve efficiency.
Our ability to exchange abstract ideas through language allows us to solve difficult technical problems.
We may not always know if the risks involved in pursuing a solution are worth it.
Nuclear power may appear environmentally friendly, but the risks of spilling nuclear waste are often not anticipated.

The jarring reality is that nearly all of our institutions, including politics, media, Hollywood, and “science” have been captured by financial incentive and will to power. This corruption has obfuscated our sense-making abilities and as a result we are not demanding better leadership with our votes. Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying are experts in evolutionary science, and they’ve used their expertise to analyze and question everything over the past 2+ years of this pandemic. This podcast touches on the pandemic, the paradoxes of woke culture, and some of the important principles of evolutionary biology as discussed in their latest bestseller A Hunter Gatherer’s Guide To The 21st Century.

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