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

Why HN readers recommended it

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

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Eric Weinstein

Topic

lab mice telomeres

Format

podcast

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

5

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2020–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• >The core claim he makes "all mice are broken" is a hyperbole that a lot of people will tell you is unsubstantiated. He makes it sound like all tests done on mice are flawed because of it. It isn't hyperbole, if Bret's claims are substantiated. …

• They go over multiple topics. Check the top comment for timestamps. If you want to hear the full story I suggest listening to this podcast episode: [VIDEO] . It's long, but I found it very interesting.

• According to Bret Weinstein who figured out the connection between telomere length and breeding, they seem to have quietly changed the breeding protocols to bring the telomere length back down to be in line with wild type mice. He talks about it in a long …