Rorschach Trap: The 311th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

Описание: On this, our 311th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss what is happening in Minneapolis. First: research finds that on average, men and women experience empathy differently: men do not have empathy for people who have done wrong; women have empathy for people regardless of context. Then: Was the Alex Pretti shooting by ICE officers in Minneapolis a cold-blooded murder, or a justified homicide? How would we know? Few of us were actual eye-witnesses to the scene, but our modern media environment tricks us into believing, unconsciously, that we know more than we do. This feels like Portland in 2020. We are being manipulated into disjunct narratives, taught to distrust and fear one another, at ever greater distance from simply being good neighbors and fellow citizens. Finally: an invitation to submit Covid Era Stories.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Singer et al 2006. Empathic neural responses are modulated by the perceived fairness of others. Nature, 439(7075): 466-469. Draft pdf: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Tucker Carlson and Tim Walz: https://x.com/tcnetwork/status/201653...

Fox on Pretti:    • Watters: This is incredibly dangerous  

CNN on Pretti:    • New Minneapolis shooting video: CNN analysis  

Covid Era Stories: https://naturalselections.substack.co...

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Permutable Prime!
00:03:51 Sponsor: Xlear
00:07:40 Sponsor: Caraway
00:11:04 Sponsor: Masa Chips
00:14:11 Sex Differences in Empathy Minnesota (Context for Minnesota Discussion)
00:24:59 The Feminization of Civilization and the Role of Empathy and Justice
00:35:01 What is Happening in Minnesota?
00:43:40 Media Narratives from Portland to Minneapolis
00:56:00 How Media Creates a Rorschach Trap
01:04:34 The Sig Sauer P320 & Gun Safety
01:23:48 Political Division Beyond the Incident
01:37:24 Why Eyewitness Testimony Often Misleads
01:47:03 Send in Your Covid Era Stories