Truth Seeking in a Dark Age | Phil Harper on DarkHorse

Bret talks to Phil Harper on his recent trip to the UK. They discuss the process of truth seeking and how our present dark age affects it.

Find Phil on X: @phillyharper (https://twitter.com/phillyharper)
Find Phil on Substack: https://philharper.substack.com/

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introductions
(01:20) Are we in a dark age?
(06:35) Sponsors
(08:42) Striving for truth, academia, and funding
(17:10) Experts, corrupted institutions, and what to do
(23:55) "Normies"
(33:10) Humility and the ability to discuss
(37:55) Diminishing returns and schools of thought
(50:30) Climate science
(59:30) Telomeres and Broken mice
(01:17:30) Carol Greider and not publishing
(01:23:10) Psychology and neurobiology
(01:29:00) Are we too focused on clicks?
(01:31:00) Climate issues
(01:46:40) Are you optimistic?
(01:55:20) Wrap up