Just Asking Questions: The 343rd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

On this, our 343rd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss logic and scientific thinking, as it is done on politically hot topics (e.g. 9/11, Charlie Kirk), and on calmer topics like whether retrievers like to fetch (or just think that we like them to fetch), and whether domestic cats see people as big, clumsy cats. Putting all the hypotheses on the table, working hard to falsify even—especially—your favorite ones—and ending up with one left standing, is the scientific way, and how we arrive at answers that are most likely to be true.

*****

Our sponsors:

Ridge: Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% off @Ridge with code DARKHORSE at Ridge.com/darkhorse #Ridgepod

Dose for your Liver: Tasty drink with milk thistle, ginger, dandelion & turmeric to support liver health. Get 35% off your first subscription at dosedaily.co/DarkHorse.

Puori: Clean and safe supplements, lab tested and guaranteed. Go to Puori.com/DarkHorse for 32% off grass-fed whey protein with a subscription. DarkHorse code works on all products!

*****

Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: darkhorse.locals.com

Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): naturalselections.substack.com

Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned)

Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: darkhorsestore.org

Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan
This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net
Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net

Thumbnail Courtesy Getty Images News: Jeremy Weine / Stringer

*****

Mentioned in this episode:

Bret’s talk in NYC, 9-10-26, at Turning the Tide: youtube.com/watch?v=Y9tol-sQZAM&t=4s

Shermer tweet: x.com/michaelshermer/status/2099207300695429427

Dog fetch: x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2079691639153664273

Neighborhood punk cat: x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/2093574318181474321

*****

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Why 343 Beats 243
00:01:12 Unbelievably Stupid, Apparently
00:04:36 Sponsor: Ridge
00:08:29 Sponsor: Dose
00:10:53 Sponsor: Puori
00:12:43 When Logic Gets Suspended
00:17:05 Reading Shermer's Tweet Aloud
00:22:25 Just Asking Questions is Normal
00:28:17 Hypotheses on the Table
00:33:41 Is This the Right Moment?
00:41:38 Do Dogs Really Like to Fetch?
00:46:56 Testing Fetch with a Machine
00:52:49 Are Cats Just Big Clumsy Cats?
01:01:18 Cats Talk to You, Not to Cats
01:05:10 Fairfax's Nightly Gifts
01:19:37 Chimeric Testes
01:29:40 That Was 343
Support the show (darkhorse.locals.com)