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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- December 17, 2025
- Duration
- 3h 14m
- Channel
- The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Bret Weinstein, PhD, is an evolutionary biologist, author, and co-host of “The DarkHorse Podcast” with his wife, biologist Heather Heying. They are the co-authors of “A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life.” https://www.bretweinstein.net https://www.youtube.com/@DarkHorsePod https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/618153/a-hunter-gatherers-guide-to-the-21st-century-by-heather-heying-and-bret-weinstein/ Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Get a free welcome kit with your first subscription of AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/joerogan Try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at https://ziprecruiter.com/rogan
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein, Joe Rogan Experience #2427 - Bret Weinstein explores Bret Weinstein Reveals Evolution’s Hidden Layer And Pandemic Deceptions Bret Weinstein presents a hypothesis that evolution uses numerical variables encoded in DNA (like telomeres and microsatellites) to rapidly reshape body plans, adding a powerful layer on top of classic gene mutation and selection. He uses examples such as bat wings evolving from shrew-like feet and rapid ecological adaptations to argue that this “integer layer” helps evolution explore nearby design possibilities far more efficiently than random protein changes alone.
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