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Bret Weinstein on "The Portal" (w/ host Eric Weinstein), Ep. #019 - The Prediction and the DISC.

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Evolution & geneticsBiology & biotechnologyScientific method & science communication

What it is

A long Portal podcast episode in which Bret Weinstein tells Eric Weinstein the story of his lab mice telomere work, the prediction behind it, and what it means for science and aging.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as the full account of the lab mice issue and evolutionary tradeoffs between cancer and longevity, despite its length.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “I'd recommend listening to all of it.”

    Full story of Bret Weinstein's lab mice telomere claims

    meowface, 2020-04 · Recommendation · in “The Wolfram Physics Project”

  2. “It's long, but I found it very interesting.”

    Full story of the lab mice issue across several topics

    ZephyrBlu, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Cracking down on research fraud”

  3. “He talks about it in a long interview that gets really interesting about a hour in”

    Interview where Weinstein discusses changed breeding protocols

    bz33t, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Lab mice have a chill, and that may be messing up study results (2016)”

  4. “This podcast delves into the problem with lab mice”

    Explains evolutionary tradeoffs in lab mice longevity

    rvanlaar, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Bodybuilding supplement promotes healthy aging and extends life span in mice”

  5. “I also recommend this discussion between Eric and Brett Weinstein”

    Example of systemic issues in scientific fields

    lettergram, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Slowed canonical progress in large fields of science”

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Topics: telomeres, lab mice, evolutionary biology, scientific institutions, aging

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