Channel: Bret Weinstein

Category: Science & Technology

Description: In this 121st 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 the newly published Together trial on the efficacy of Ivermectin in treating Covid, and the media’s response to said publication. We discuss mass formation, as detailed in Mattias Desmet’s book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism (not “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” as Heather said during the podcast; that is the name of Hannah Arendt’s 1951 tome). We discuss the left’s eagerness to be on the side of science, when it suits them, and we mention Solzhenitsyn. And we discuss the need for evidence-based medicine. ***** Support the sponsors of the show: Eight Sleep: Personalized thermoregulation while you sleep, and when you wake. Eight Sleep’s amazing Pod Pro Cover (for your mattress) is $150 off at eightsleep.com/darkhorse Vivo Barefoot: Shoes for healthy feet—comfortable and regenerative, enhances stability and tactile feedback. Go to vivobarefoot.com/us/darkhorse to get 20% off, and a 100-day free trial. Public Goods: Get $15 off your first order at Public Goods, your new everything store, at publicgoods.com/darkhorse or with code DARKHORSE at checkout. ***** Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available from darvillsbookstore.indielite.org/book/9780593086889, (and everywhere books are sold, including amazon), but they have sold out of signed copies. Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: store.darkhorsepodcast.org Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): naturalselections.substack.com Find more from us on Bret’s website (bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (heatherheying.com). Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon. Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal. Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Check out our other channel: youtube.com/channel/UCAWCKUrmvK5F_ynBY_CMlIA Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. ***** Q&A Link: Mentioned in this episode: Reis et al 2022. Effect of Early Treatment with Ivermectin among Patients with Covid-19. Published 3-30-22 in NEJM (the “Together trial”): DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2115869 Analysis of the Together trial: ivmmeta.com/#togetherivm And another: Phil Harper: The Can’t Add TOGETHER trial: philharper.substack.com/p/the-cant-add-together-trial?s=r And another: Alexandros Marinos: twitter.com/alexandrosM/status/1510087867178971148?s=20&t=4J-uY8tXETqMcXgrjcHvyw And another: Chris Martenson: twitter.com/chrismartenson/status/1509518451458691075?s=20&t=Py5D1lbBuqcLC8DQOCE2AA The English translation of Mattias Desmet’s book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism, is available for pre-sale now: amazon.com/dp/1645021726 The Origins of Totalitarianism, by Hannah Arendt: amazon.com/Origins-Totalitarianism-Hannah-Arendt/dp/0156701537 Chelsea Green Publishing: chelseagreen.com/shop/new-releases Herschel Walker skeptical of evolution, HuffPost, March 15, 2022: huffpost.com/entry/herschel-walker-evolution_n_6230b08ce4b0fe0944dc0e65 Jureidini and McHenry 2022. The illusion of evidence based medicine. BMJ: 376. bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o702 ***** Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and announcements 09:20 Ads 16:20 IVM Together Trial 42:20 Mattias Desmet excerpt 01:15:10 Illusion of evidence based medicine 01:22:00 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 01:26:25 Wrap up