This is a story about your butt. It’s a story about how you got your butt, why you have your butt, and how your butt might be one of the most important and essential things for you being you, for being human.
In this episode from 2019, Reporter Heather Radke and Producer Matt Kielty talk to two researchers who followed the butt from our ancient beginnings t ... Show More
May 15
Your Friendly Neighborhood Hookworms
For most of human history, people went about their daily lives with a worm or two (or fifty) in their guts. Only in the past century, with pharmaceuticals and sanitation practices, have we made significant strides towards deworming the whole of humanity. And that’s typically been ... Show More
46m 17s
Jan 2022
#113: The Wrong Side of History (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>In this 113th 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.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we talk about Omicron, Covid, and how public policy has failed to change in lig ... Show More
1h 26m
Sep 2021
#96: Finding the Fourth Frontier (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>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.<br/><br/>In this episode, we discuss society, and how to have a functional one. Beginning with a discussi ... Show More
1h 10m
Aug 2022
#137 Hostile Work Environments & Folks Who Love Them (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>In this 137th 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.</p><p>This week, we discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the academy, and ask: does DEI bel ... Show More
2h 1m
Jun 2021
COVID, Ivermectin, and the Crime of the Century: DarkHorse Podcast with Pierre Kory & Bret Weinstein
<p>On this very special live broadcast of the DarkHorse podcast, Dr. Bret Weinstein (Ph.D) and Dr. Pierre Kory (M.D.) will discuss the ongoing pandemic, the care of COVID-19 patients, and the incredible story of Ivermectin. <br/><br/>* We will be posting references and links to p ... Show More
2h 26m
Feb 2023
#163: Making Medicine Modern (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>In this 163rd 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.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we discuss individual vs. public health, and whether the failures of the last t ... Show More
1h 41m
Mar 2023
How corporations got all your data
Sean Illing speaks with Matthew Jones, historian of science and technology, and co-author (with data scientist Chris Wiggins) of the new book How Data Happened. They discuss the surprisingly long history of data from the 18th century to today, in service of explaining how we woun ... Show More
52m 50s