Stupid Water: The 246th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

In this 246 in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.

In this week’s episode, we discuss how Kamala Harris is presenting herself, and being presented, in the mainstream media, and whether there is any misinformation therein. Then: How the reductionist, scientistic approach to human health is making us less healthy, rather than more. Examples: California requires folic acid be added to tortillas and other masa products (“it’s an equity issue”), and fluoride in municipal water supplies is recognized as a correlate of lower childhood IQs. Also: Doctor Strangelove. Finally: a discussion of technocrats and their science skin suits.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Harris, pre and post editing on 60 Minutes: https://x.com/derrickevans4wv/status/1843693772150059371

Folic acid in tortillas in California: https://calmatters.org/health/2024/09/folic-acid-tortilla-law/

NTP Monograph on the State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopment and Cognition: A Systematic Review: https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/publications/monographs/mgraph08

Technocrats in science skin suits: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/technocrats-in-science-skin-suits

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Holding Screen
00:06:51 Welcome
00:09:32 Sponsors: Policygenius, Timeline, Pique’s Nandaka
00:16:33 Hurricane Response
00:32:57 60 Minutes Edit
00:37:36 The Toxic Feminine
00:43:06 The Problem with a Mainstream Media Diet
00:44:03 Update on California Mandating Folic Acids in Tortillas
01:02:17 Fluoride Update: National Toxicology Program Report
01:23:45 Natural Selections: Technocrats in Science Skin Suits
01:40:00 Check your Voter Registration
01:39:00 Closing