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	Podcast:		Decoding the Gurus
	Episode:		Supplementary Material 31: Aquatic Nightmares, Strategic Obliviousness, & Race Realists
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:46:16
	Publish Date:		2025-06-13 12:15:00
	Description:		We venture into the darker corners of the gurusphere and marvel at some very, very brave individuals, their valiant efforts to play devil's advocate, and some world-class discourse surfing skills. Join us, won't you? Supplementary Material 31: Aquatic Nightmares, Strategic Obliviousness, & Race Realists 00:00 Introduction & Ol Squeaky Cameo 02:57 Matt's Aquarium Trauma & Stress Dreams 09:45 RFK Jr's war on science continues 11:17 Robert Malone & other 'Covid Contrarians' rewarded under Trump 14:35 The LA Protests, Riots, and Anti-Immigrant Narratives 20:12 Flint Dibble calls out Joe Rogan 25:24 Joe Rogan is a polemical ideologue and anti-vaccine advocate 27:34 Cassandra Kavanagh? 32:37 If Books Could Kill on Lab Leak 35:10 Popular Perceptions of the Covid Pandemic vs Reality 38:38 Debating COVID-19 Measures 38:59 Clarifying the Role of Sam's Manager 42:56 Discussing Trump, Musk, and DOGE's Political Impact 47:12 The Meaning Crisis and the Comfort of Religion 50:35 The Effects of Social Media 53:15 Matt and Chris Friendly Shadowboxing 56:19 The horror of directly stating your opinions 58:14 Sam Harris' Preparation for Conversations 01:05:02 Strategic Obliviousness 01:12:26 A little bit of TRT Discourse 01:16:17 Lex's Insufferable Tweet: Celebrating Humanity and Responding to Critics 01:18:46 The Bravery of the All In Podcast Besties 01:20:33 Elon Musk and Donald Trump: A Complex Relationship 01:23:42 Mike from PA and Dunking Safely Online 01:26:10 Scientific Racism and Controversial Podcasts 01:34:02 Paul Bloom and Subjective Redlines 01:41:10 The Neo-Nazi Smoke in the Race Realism World 01:48:36 Daniël Lakens on Bryan Johnson on Mortality Salience 01:50:16 Matt's Foodie Corner 01:52:21 Outro The full episode is available for Patreon subscribers (1hr 54 mins). Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus Sources BBC- RFK Jr appoints new US vaccine advisers after sacking committee Flint Dibble’s New Video: Joe Rogan's Cult of Fake Archaeology Lex Fridman’s Insufferable Tweet Sam Harris EPISODE 419 "More From Sam": Elon vs. Trump, Religion, Jordan Peterson, & Rapid Fire Questions The All In Besties being cowards The Guardian: Harvard author Steven Pinker appears on podcast linked to scientific racism Steven Pinker on Aporia Hope Not Hate’s investigation into Aporia and related race science networks If Books Could Kill: The Lab Leak Goes Mainstream New Statesman: No, objecting to Cambridge’s appointment of a eugenicist is not about free speech Bo Winegard’s Tweet about Low IQ Parasites destroying the National Tree Arthur Jensen’s Bio on SPLC Jackson, J. P., Jr. (2023). Arthur Jensen, evolutionary biology, and racism. History of Psychology, 26(1), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1037/hop0000221 Paul Bloom with Diana Fleischman The cost of South Africa’s misguided AIDS policies
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