Mad Scientists: The 273rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

The middle ground scramble continues. Elites redefine their positions as if they had it right all along, and explain why they definitely need to be in charge of more stuff. We have been waiting for the reckoning; instead we are getting the anti-reckoning. Herein: how science isn’t done, why the scientific method is for everyone, and evidence that most who consider themselves elite don’t understand science. Also: the UK is moving forward with plans to dim the sun, because apparently we learned nothing from Covid, and informed consent is optional.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Our elites don’t deserve this much hatred: https://www.thefp.com/p/elites-dont-deserve-hatred

Anti-effectiveness of mRNA shots: https://x.com/JBSay/status/1915059350407676294

Experiments to dim the Sun will be approved within weeks: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/22/experiments-to-dim-the-sun-get-green-light/

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00:00:00 Holding Screen
00:06:31 Welcome
00:09:56 Sponsors: VanMan, Pique Life, and Fresh Pressed Olive Oil
00:21:03 In Defense of Expertise
00:23:24 Our Elites Don’t Deserve This Much Hatred
00:38:15 The ‘Elite’ Economists and Trump’s Tariffs
00:57:51 The Real Elites Demonstrated Greater Qualifications in Their Conclusions?
01:06:31 The Elite Method vs. The Wild West of Podcasts
01:16:25 Bret’s Model for How This Came About
01:35:51 The Meritocracy of Ideas
01:42:09 Dimming the Sun and Informed Consent
01:56:09 Next Week on The Evolutionary Lens: ‘Excipient’
01:59:07 Closing