12/24/2022 0 Comments Bret weinstein unherdOnce or twice is believable, but every bloody topic? I'm of the camp that if it seems the whole world has the problem, it's likely just you. Their professional expertise is adjacent to virology, immunology, and pharmacology, but not enough that I take them fully seriously, especially when they're constantly crying wolf about how the whole world is wrong about nearly every topic and they just happen to have the correct answer, yet nobody will accept or believe them. It's honestly like hearing geologists on YouTube wax ad nauseam on flat earthism. I listen for the social and biology content, but generally draw the line at accepting their constant appeals to Covid anti-vax sentiments. While not a biologist myself, I've been a lifelong enthusiast and can follow along with the jargon, though I suspect a large percent of the (target) audience is glossy-eyed but impressed enough to believe in whatever opinions are shared here, interspersed with factual content. They are even smeared as ant-vax, proving those reviewers haven't listened to more than 1 show.Īrmed with a formidable scientific vocabulary-both hosts certainly qualified to wield them-this is largely a counter-culture, conspiracy theory laden walk through topics facing all of society, but from a just left of centre POV. They can't find actual flaws in the podcast or the discussion, but they screech about it anyway because they don't know how to interpret research or change their mind in the face of new evidence. Recently I've particularly enjoyed how this podcast has triggered all sorts of cognitive dissonance regarding covid research, in those who simply can't escape their social and political programming. Their center-left bias fits my own, so that may be another reason I like it, though they are very good (nobody is perfect) at keeping the science detached from that. It was a way for me to see how their style can feel too slow when you're only casually interested, or not a researcher. Yeah the bike one was boring to me, but only because I'm a research geek and not a cyclist. I can understand why others may find it to get lost in the weeds, but it's actually important to fully explore topics. For overly analytical professional researchers like myself, meandering and thorough podcasts like this are the best.
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