Can Trump Make Harvard Great Again? The 298th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying

Today we discuss Harvard, higher ed, public health, AI, and political cheating. Harvard has announced the suspension of several graduate programs, as well as hiring and other budget freezes, claiming poverty due to the suspension of federal grants. But Harvard’s revenue last year was $6.7 billion, and their losses amount to 1.7% of that. Meanwhile, Trump wants Harvard to run trade schools. Then: vaccinologist Paul Offit admits that natural immunity was always superior to vaccine-induced immunity—if you survived the infection—but that this was not a matter of public health policy because Americans couldn’t handle the nuance. And: Google’s AI fabricated a criminal history, and is now being sued. Finally: how you voted is visible on your mail-in ballot in some counties in California.
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Mentioned in this episode:

Harvard’s PhD Bloodbath (Chris Brunet): https://www.chrisbrunet.com/p/harvards-phd-bloodbath

Letter from Harvard (Heather): https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/letter-from-harvard

Paul Offit on Covid immunity: https://x.com/kevinnbass/status/1891856265292169570

Robby Starbuck suing Google: https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1980985160586625186

Ralston Lectures: https://www.ralston.ac/the-sophia-lectures/bret-weinstein-heather-heying-sophia-lectures-2025

California ballots: https://x.com/indyspanglish/status/1977814368613249280

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Time: The Cartesian Crisis, Autumn, and The Fall
00:07:30 Ads young Bret & Heather paid attention to, Bret's perfect omelette, and the Ad Read
00:21:06 Harvard's PhD Bloodbath & Trade Schools
01:09:19 An Infuriating Interview: Public Health Policy and Nuance
01:26:06 Robby Starbuck's Terrifying AI Story
01:32:41 Ralston College: A Real Academic Community
01:34:38 Political Cheating
01:44:20 DarkHorse Updates