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The Dream Team Scheme: The 207th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying Jan 10, 2024

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In this 207th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.
In this episode, we sort out the strange reaction to Bret’s recent appearance on Tucker Carlson. What do all mobs have in common? What are the differences between critique and competition? We also talk about fat: from butter to olive oil to canola oil, what should you fry in? Are saturated fats bad for you? What are the differences between mono- and poly- unsaturated fats? Does the food industry have it right about anything? Should we fight for the right to yellow margarine?
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Q&A Link: https://darkhorse.locals.com/post/5109596/your-questions-answered-january-10th-darkhorse-q-a
Mentioned in this episode:
Tucker Carlson ep60, interview with Bret: https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1743405833667371329
WHO’s Your Daddy? DarkHorse #197 from 10-17-23: https://rumble.com/v3pr3ao-bret-and-heather-197th-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html
Apparently we’re the bad guys (Natural Selections, February 2023): https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/apparently-were-the-bad-guys
Kahn Academy on Saturated fats, unsaturated fats, and trans fats: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/chemistry-of-life/properties-structure-and-function-of-biological-macromolecules/v/saturated-fats-unsaturated-fats-and-trans-fats
Grootveld, Percival, & Grootveld. 2018. Chronic non-communicable disease risks presented by lipid oxidation products in fried foods. Hepatobiliary Surgery and Nutrition 7(4): 305-312.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6131264/pdf/hbsn-07-04-305.pdf

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#206: A Science-Like Substance (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) Jan 03, 2024

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In this 206th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.
In this episode, we discuss new year’s resolutions. The Oregon Health Authority has requested, using data kind of but not really from the CDC, that we resolve to get vaccinated! Then: a short reading from Natural Selections. And: What happened to Claudine Gay, the now-resigned president of Harvard, and why is anyone surprised? In light of the largest solar flare since 2017, which, had it been angled differently, could have wreaked havoc on Earth, why don’t we have systems in place to prevent such havoc? Are any of our institutions or systems functional? What is driving the lack of functionality?
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Mentioned in this episode:
Resolve to get vaccinated: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORHA/bulletins/3822af9
CDC report from 12-22-23: Influenza, Updated COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination Coverage Among Adults — United States, Fall 2023: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7251a4.htm
Era of the False Narrative: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/era-of-the-false-narrative
Social Justice Elevator Music: https://rumble.com/v3zxpmt-bret-and-heather-202nd-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html
Claudine Gay’s 1997 Dissertation: https://www.proquest.com/openview/724b4099916954afb2cda76a12deb066/1
2023 ends with a massive solar storm: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/01/01/2023-ends-with-strongest-x-class-solar-flare-for-six-years-get-ready-for-aurora/

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#205: The World we Leave (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) Dec 28, 2023

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In this 205th 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.
In this episode, we briefly discuss solar storms, Carrington events, and the possible failure of the electrical grid. Then: what does the absence of organisms where they once were mean? In the Exumas, Bahamas, this month, there were no laughing gulls. Eight months ago they were abundant in the same place. Could they be migrating? Might it be a pathogen? Local patchiness? Major decline for other reasons, like competition, or toxicity from plastics or pesticides? We discuss conservation success stories, like sea otters and bald eagles and California condors; and failures, like sea stars on the West coast of North America; and show some videos from the Bahamas. We object to the conflation of “environmental decline” with “climate change.” And we discuss curly haired “woolly dogs” of the Pacific Northwest, who were bred and cared for by the Coast Salish people, but are now extinct.
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Mentioned in this episode:
How the sun could wipe us out: A burst of plasma would set in motion a devastating cascade of failures (Weinstein 2021): https://unherd.com/2021/07/how-the-sun-could-wipe-us-out/
In want of a geologist: When "parrotfish" isn't a complete answer to where the land came from (Heying 2022): https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/in-want-of-a-geologist
Curly haired ‘woolly dogs’ of the Pacific Northwest were no myth: https://www.science.org/content/article/curly-haired-woolly-dogs-pacific-northwest-were-no-myth
Lin et al 2023. The history of Coast Salish “woolly dogs” revealed by ancient genomics and Indigenous Knowledge. Science, 382(6676): 1303-1308: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi6549

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100 Years of Wisdom: B17 Pilot on the DarkHorse Podcast Dec 23, 2023

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Martin Agegian is 100 years old at the time of recording. He served in World War II as a B17 Pilot, and has stories from a life full of wisdom and intrigue. Bret and he discuss his life on the DarkHorse Podcast.
Buy Martin’s book: https://www.amazon.com/God-Bless-Amerika-Martin-Agegian/dp/0692435530
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#204 In Defense of the Indefensible (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) Dec 20, 2023

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In this 204th 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.
In this episode, we discuss science and faith, in the context of the recent court ruling that will keep Trump off the ballot in Colorado. We discuss failure modes, which include, yes, faith, and science, and falsificationism, and rationality, and more. All of these are useful in some contexts, some much more than others, but none are sufficient. What, in the end, are scientists doing, and what are people doing in the name of science? Also: the solstice, and a reading from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
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Mentioned in this episode:
Dr. Timothy Kelly on changing beliefs: https://x.com/drtimothykelly/status/1700773378875887943
Alexandros Marinos on maintaining multiple hypotheses at a time: https://x.com/alexandrosM/status/1700466475616829845
Isaac Asimov (maybe) thinking on scientific discovery: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/03/02/eureka-funny/
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm

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#203 Cause of Death (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) Dec 13, 2023

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In this 203rd 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.
In this episode we once again discuss college presidents, in light of what is happening at Harvard and other elite schools. We talk about historical and bureaucratic constraint, Evergreen, consulting firms, and plagiarism, and, in a related story, how someone acting on behalf of the Mayor of Boston mistakenly invited all 13 city councilors to a holiday party, when she meant to invite only the 6 who are “electeds of color.” Then: what do morbid curiosity and predator inspection have in common? People seem to be dying at high rates, and in new contexts, but is this actually the case? How would we know? What do the global excess mortality data suggest? Then: rules to live by, as acknowledged by us at Hanukkah.
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Mentioned in this episode:
On College Presidents (first published at Academic Questions, 2019): https://open.substack.com/pub/naturalselections/p/on-college-presidents
Boston City Hall roiled by email party invitation for ‘electeds of color’ sent to all:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/12/boston-city-hall-roiled-by-email-party-invitation-for-electeds-of-color-sent-to-all/
Denis Rancourt’s speech in Romania on excess mortality, on Robert Malone’s Substack: https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/not-14m-lives-saved-but-over-17m
Epilogue to Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide, where the rules for Hanukkah are published: https://www.huntergatherersguide.com
Q&A Link: https://rumble.com/v40y2e8-your-questions-answered-bret-and-heather-202nd-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html?mref=256aqg&mc=eh4u2

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Ain’t no Rock and Roll: Brad Skistimas on the DarkHorse Podcast Dec 11, 2023

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Bret Speaks with Brad Skistimas of Five Times August in the wake of his newest release: “Ain’t No Rock and Roll”
Find Five Times August on X: @FiveTimesAugust (https://twitter.com/FiveTimesAugust)
Find Five Times August at: https://www.fivetimesaugust.com/
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2023 Holiday Gift Special – The Evolutionary Lens #202 Dec 06, 2023

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In this special 2023 gift episode of DarkHorse, we talk about some gifts that might make your loved ones happy.
Mentioned in this episode:
From Silk to Pastries: https://open.substack.com/pub/naturalselections/p/gifting
DarkHorse Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uPv6Wgj23sMscnYzFB15M?si=f479e10d92114632
Hand carved wooden spoons, and “Carving Out a Living on the Land,” both by Emmet Von Driesche: https://www.emmetvandriesche.com
Chelsea Green Publishing: https://www.chelseagreen.com
Godine Publishers: https://godine.com
Slowdown Farmstead: https://www.slowdownfarmstead.com/about
Natural Selections: https://naturalselections.substack.com/about
County Highway: https://www.countyhighway.com
A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Gatherers-Guide-21st-Century-Challenges/dp/0593086880/
Book Darts: https://www.bookdarts.com
UnCruise Small Boat Adventures (they’re not paying us for this. Get $500 off any adventure cruise to destinations including Galapagos, Panama, Alaska, and the San Juan Islands): https://uncruise.com/pages/darkhorse/
DarkHorse Store: https://www.darkhorsestore.org
Apple State Vinegar, fantastic never-cooked, bright and amazing, shrubs and vinegar: https://applestatevinegar.com
Honey and honey products out of Colorado: https://bjornscoloradohoney.com
Giant Herbs & Tea, including fantastic chais and bitters. Everything is outstanding: http://www.giant-herbs.com
Lard and tallow based skin care products at Farrow Skincare. Try the Epic Dermis: https://farrow.life
Bob Moran art: https://www.bobmoran.co.uk/
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#202: Social Justice Elevator Music (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) Dec 06, 2023

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In this 202nd 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.
In this episode we discuss the Congressional hearing in which the presidents of several elite universities are asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews constitute bullying or harassment. We call out the double standard revealed by their actions, and their answers. Then we discuss the impressive efforts by Pfizer to engage the behemoth that is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Also: How important is it that Elon Musk told Disney to F-off? How do chinstrap penguins get away with sleeping for four seconds at a time? And what is going on with the deer in the Florida Keys?
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Mentioned in this episode:
Representative Stefanik questions University presidents: https://x.com/repstefanik/status/1732138663608271149
First hit when searching “Pfizer” on YouTube in early December: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PAZDI4t1WM
Paul Thacker substack (With a “Go Fuck Yourself” Musk Finally Gave a Middle Finger to Democratic Party Censors): https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/with-a-go-fuck-yourself-musk-finally
Libourel et al 2023. Nesting chinstrap penguins accrue large quantities of sleep through seconds-long microsleeps. Science 382(6674): 1026-1031. DOI: 10.1126/science.adh0771

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#201: Unchecked & Out of Balance (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream) Nov 29, 2023

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In this 201st 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.
In this episode we discuss New York’s emergency rule 2.13, which has now been reinstated after being overturned, and which paves the way for quarantine camps in order to “control the spread of a highly contagious communicable disease.” We also discuss penguins, their ability to tell each other apart based on the dots on their chests, and why that’s important.
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Mentioned in this episode:
New York Codes: Section 2.13 Isolation and Quarantine Procedures: https://web.archive.org/web/20220716005014/https://regs.health.ny.gov/volume-title-10/content/section-213-isolation-and-quarantine-procedures
Attorney Bobby Ann Cox on 11-19-23: Appellate Court Paves the Way for Quarantine Camps! https://attorneycox.substack.com/p/breaking-news-appellate-court-paves
Not just a tuxedo: https://www.science.org/content/article/not-just-tuxedo-african-penguins-identify-mates-their-polka-dots
Baciadonna et al 2024. African penguins utilize their ventral dot patterns for individual recognition. Animal Behaviour, 207: 13-21. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347223002579
Prospering with Integrity: peak.fan/integrity (use code DarkHorse25 for 25% off)

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