In this 140th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.
This week, we discuss the nature of art, and of science, and whether it matters who created the art you are enjoying, or generated the scientific result that you are considering. We discussed Shakespeare, Wagner, R.A. Fisher, and J.K. Rowling, among others. We also wonder what the CNN, WaPo, NPR, POTUS, Pfizer, and McDonald’s twitter accounts were on about this week. We discuss this week’s speech by President Biden. We mourn the loss of Barbara Ehrenreich. And we discuss the value of mixed-age schoolrooms.
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Mentioned in this episode:
CNN: https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1565436402707435522
Pfizer: https://twitter.com/pfizer/status/1565446939981844486
McDonald’s: https://twitter.com/McDonalds/status/1565449210731892738
Obituary of Barbara Ehrenreich in Common Dreams: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/09/02/honor-her-memory-fighting-hell-barbara-ehrenreich-dies-81
DarkHorse Livestream 95, where we discussed Ehrenreich: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bo0Ur3XJ8Y&feature=youtu.be
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Welcome and announcements
(04:53) Sponsors
(11:50) Was Shakespeare a woman?
(35:00) JK Rowling
(40:00) Wagner and Ronald Fisher
(50:00) Computers generating insights and art
(01:02:03) One phrase tweets
(01:06:40) Biden’s speech
(01:21:10) Dark Brandon
(01:24:15) Barbara Ehrenreich death
(01:28:40) Mixed aged group schooling
(01:39:30) Wrap up
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