Kennedy, Pharma, and the Battle over mRNA: The 288th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

Today we discuss the cancellation of mRNA vaccine contracts by Secretary Kennedy. What are the risks, are they as limited as he suggests, and what can we look forward to from this technology in the future? Conversation includes Covid and the Covid shots, repurposed drugs, and the nature of science and knowledge. What does it mean for a claim to be credible—socially, or analytically? What does MAHA stand for, are their limits to hypernovelty, and how can we return to a more ancestral environment?

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Mentioned in this episode:

Kennedy’s announcement: https://x.com/seckennedy/status/1952851097019633766

BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority): https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Holding Screen
00:05:15 Cougars, Mountain Lions, Puma, Catamount- Why?
00:21:42 HHS Secretary Kennedy Cancelling MRNA Contracts
00:29:21 What is BARDA?
00:42:01 Why an MRNA Vaccine is Narrowly Targeted
00:51:00 The Rationale for the Attack on Ivermectin and Alternative Therapies
00:58:37 The Renegade vs. The Industry
01:03:00 What does "credible" refer to?
01:09:13 Getting Defensive Over Vaccines
01:14:36 Correcting a Problem vs. Public Enabling
01:20:40 Live in an Ancestral Environment
01:24:58 The Body Electric
01:36:16 Bret Rescues Science from Being an Alternative