Lex Fridman Podcast: #194 – Bret Weinstein: Truth, Science, and Censorship in the Time of a Pandemic

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(09:04) – Why biology is beautiful

(16:38) – Boston Dynamics

(20:02) – Being self-critical

(30:09) – Theory of close calls

(38:46) – Lab leak hypothesis

(1:12:41) – Joe Rogan

(1:21:50) – Censorship

(1:58:40) – Vaccines

(2:12:26) – The paper on mice with long telomeres

(2:40:09) – Martyrdom

(2:48:54) – Eric Weinstein

(2:58:13) – Monogamy

(3:10:31) – Advice for young people

(3:17:16) – Meaning of life