Babies by Design: The 280th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

Today we discuss hummingbirds, baby making, longevity hacking, and Jeffrey Epstein, before finishing up with a short discussion of the riots in LA. A new company is promising future parents that they will be able to create long-lived babies—what could go wrong? Also, how likely are they to be able to make good on their promises? We discuss, as always, with an evolutionary lens. Also: what a great business model! And: it is easier to fix something that is broken than it is to improve something that works. Then: Jeffrey Epstein apparently did kill himself after all. Or did he?

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Mentioned in this episode:

Wall Street Journal: Longevity Is Now a Factor When Picking an Embryo for IVF:

https://www.wsj.com/health/embryo-ivf-screening-longevity-2b1f096a

Koestler, The Act of Creation: https://amzn.to/4jIOXHq (commission earned)

Kash Patel & Don Bongino on Fox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqI_sFSPbJQ

Patel on JRE about Epstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVlCUzbxtoE

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Holding Screen
00:05:10 Feeding Wild Animals
00:28:07 Longevity is Now a Factor When Picking an Embryo for IVF
00:33:28 This is Eugenics
01:10:50 How to Help Your Children Live Long Lives
01:23:08 The Act of Creation
01:36:43 Epstein Narrative Changes
01:54:11 Los Angeles Riots