In this 96th 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 society, and how to have a functional one. Beginning with a discussion of 9/11, Bret then reads an excerpt from an essay he wrote after the November 2015 Paris attacks. We then share an excerpt from the final chapter of our forthcoming book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, in which we discuss historical frontiers—geographic, technological, and transfer-of-resource. We call for a fourth kind of frontier, and discuss austerity and value, progress and discovery. We compare narrative with analysis, and how most people are not in fact stupid. We discuss the Maya, and what we can learn from them. We also discuss our new nemesis, the very hungry caterpillar.
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Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is now available for pre-sale at amazon. Publication date: 9-14-21: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593086880/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_5BDTABYFKRJKZBT5GSQA
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Q&A Link: https://odysee.com/EvoLens96QandA:762e1dec269dbee944f2a8a54a1faa182f57e2a3
Mentioned in this episode:
A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: https://huntergatherersguide.com
Weinstein, 2015. Let's not get it wrong this time: The terrorists won after 9/11 because we chose to invade Iraq, shred our Constitution. In Salon: https://www.salon.com/2015/11/15/lets_not_get_it_wrong_this_time_the_terrorists_won_after_911_because_we_chose_to_invade_iraq_shred_our_constitution/
Just five recent conversations we have had about our book:
The Joe Rogan Experience: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PFQRsKwSXaxlwl6G99wyc?si=FY2t7LZPTUq9lWE76b2KjA&dl_branch=1
Mind & Matter (3 hour in-depth discussion of many aspects of the book, with Nick Jikomes):
https://www.nickjikomes.com/audio-episodes/episode/47dec027/heather-heying-and-bret-weinstein-culture-consciousness-food-medicine-sleep-dating-and-the-evolutionary-lens-or-36
Deep Green Resistance (~1 hour wide-ranging discussion on science and society with Derrick Jensen): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-green-flame/id1460594346
The Glenn Beck Podcast (expansive conversation about society, politics, and more): https://www.glennbeck.com/st/the_glenn_beck_podcast
The Dr. Debra Soh Podcast (1+ hour discussion largely focused on sex and relationship): https://open.spotify.com/show/39RKpwDoBqRp5hqXFvpgjB