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#142 Constitutional Myopia (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)

#142 Constitutional Myopia (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)

FromDarkHorse Podcast


#142 Constitutional Myopia (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)

FromDarkHorse Podcast

ratings:
Length:
114 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this 142nd 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. This week, we discuss how Chile’s newly proposed, and newly rejected, Constitution. Science journals and the media want us to believe that it’s super-sciencey, but a read of the actual document suggests otherwise. We also discuss affirmative action among STEM faculty, and also, why myopia is increasing, and what can be done about it. Hyper-novelty strikes again. Get a “Keep Portland WEIRD” shirt, and other merch, at our store:  https://www.darkhorsestore.org/product-page/keep-portland-weird-western-educated-industrialized-rich-democratic This week is the one-year anniversary of the publication of our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century. It is available everywhere books are sold (https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Gatherers-Guide-21st-Century-Challenges/dp/0593086880/), and signed copies are available here: https://darvillsbookstore.indielite.org Join us on our Patreons: https://www.patreon.com/heatherheying, https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Support the sponsors of the show: Thesis: personalized nootropics for motivation, creativity, confidence and more. To get a customized Thesis starter kit, take the quiz at takethesis.com/DARKHORSE, and use code DARKHORSE at checkout for 10% off your first box. Moink: Grass-fed and grass-finished beef and lamb, pastured pork and chicken, and wild caught Alaskan salmon. Visit www.moinkbox.com/darkhorse to get a year’s worth of filet mignon free when you sign up. Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to www.vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial. Mentioned in this episode: Chilean researchers saddened by vote to reject new constitution, Nature, Sept 7, 2022: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02850-1 Chile proposes new constitution steeped in science, Nature, July 28, 2022: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02069-0 Proposed new political Constitution of the Republic of Chile: https://www.chileconvencion.cl/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Texto-Definitivo-CPR-2022-Tapas.pdf Covid-19 pandemic: Chile capital locks down despite mass vaccination, BBC, June 11, 2021: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57436861 DeepL Translator: https://www.deepl.com/translator How we boosted the number of female faculty members at our institution, Nature, Sept 8, 2022: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02829-y The myopia generation, The Atlantic Monthly, Sept 13, 2022: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/10/kids-glasses-vision-increased-nearsightedness-myopia/671244/Support the show
Released:
Sep 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

On The DarkHorse Podcast, we will explore questions that matter, with tools that work. Weekly episodes of "The Evolutionary Lens" are co-hosted with Heather Heying, in which we use an evolutionary toolkit to reveal patterns in nature--including human nature. Other episodes will feature Bret hosting long form discussions. Some guests will be well known, others obscure, but all of them are chosen because they have demonstrated unusual insight. The state and future of civilization will be a recurring theme, so buckle up!