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Daniel Lieberman is a Harvard professor of human evolutionary biology, paleoanthropologist, and author.

What is the best diet for peak human health? From vegan and carnivore to Mediterranean and raw food, how do you know which approach is right for you? And are diet and exercise still the keys to good health—or does modern science offer another solution?

Expect to learn why nutrition and diet feel much like a religion, which diet is healthier: Vegan or Carnivore, why the Blue Zone science might be one big scam, what the best and worst diets are for your health, why most diets stop working after a certain period, if GLP-1s are the artificial solution to a real problem and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) How Diet Shapes the Way You Think About Food
(02:12) Diet Through the Lens of Human Evolution
(02:55) Do We Look for Meaning Through Diet?
(05:56) Are Plant-Based Diets Actually Better?
(11:30) Why the Carnivore Diet Is Taking Off
(14:04) The Truth About Proteinmaxxing
(19:50) Is There Really One “Best” Diet?
(24:00) Can We Trust Epidemiological Studies?
(31:46) Why the Mediterranean Diet Keeps Winning
(34:36) The Blue Zones Myth Explained
(42:18) Can You Lose Weight Without Cutting Carbs?
(51:57) Why Dieting Is Simpler Than You Think
(54:00) Is Calorie Restriction Worth It?
(01:02:35) What’s Special About Intermittent Fasting?
(01:06:15) Breaking Down the Paleo Diet
(01:11:13) The Truth About Antinutrients
(01:12:45) Why the Raw Food Diet Is So Hard
(01:15:48) What Cooking Really Does to Digestion
(01:19:38) Did Farming Make Humans Healthier?
(01:24:58) What’s the Real Story With Gluten?
(01:27:51) Why Are So Many People Overweight?
(01:32:16) Why We Crave Balanced Flavours
(01:38:41) Food Labels Don’t Tell the Whole Story
(01:43:06) “Healthy” Foods That Could Be Making You Worse
(01:51:40) Do Diets Stop Working Eventually?
(01:54:08) The Biggest Concerns About GLP-1s
(01:59:40) The Principles Behind Every Healthy Diet
(02:07:35) Where to Find Daniel

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I spent a really long time putting this together, I really hope you enjoy it! In this second episode of Mostly Wise, we explore:

Hunter's true version of the laptop story

The best conspiracy theories that are (maybe) real.

If it was Hunter's bag of cocaine that was found in the White House.

What the next two years for the Democratic Party will look like.

Hunter's unfiltered thoughts on the Trump family.

Matt gifts a ceremonial "pipe" to Hunter

And much more...

Guests

Hunter Biden is an artist, former attorney, and the son of former US President Joe Biden.

Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author and podcaster.

Duncan Trussell is a comedian, actor, writer and podcaster.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Is Peter Thiel in League With the Anti-Christ?
(03:10) Are Robot Dogs and Delivery Drones Taking Over?
(06:50) Shaking the Shame of Addiction and a Leaked Laptop
(15:37) How Much Power Does a President Really Have?
(23:38) Living Through the Hunter Biden Laptop Controversy
(33:40) What Stopped Hunter From Relapsing?
(38:07) Would Hunter Be Pardoned If His Dad Had Won?
(40:00) Was Joe Biden Fit to Run Again?
(50:17) Was Joe Biden America’s Poorest President?
(52:56) Is Hunter Cage-Fighting Donald Jr. and Eric Trump?
(54:00) The Secret Doors in the Presidential Residence
(56:58) Is the White House Actually Haunted?
(59:57) How to Hide D***s in the White House
(01:05:37) Why Hunter Packs His Bags With a Witness
(01:09:26) Will Hunter Ever Run for President?
(01:10:24) What’s Next for Hunter?
(01:13:10) Why Are C***k Addictions So Shocking?
(01:17:52) Was the CIA Behind JFK’s Assassination?
(01:26:10) The Flex of Avoiding the Epstein Files
(01:27:00) How Hunter Joined the Board of Burisma
(01:36:42) Don’t Let Addiction Define You
(01:43:56) We Need to Get Money Out of Politics
(02:00:45) What’s Driving Political Violence?
(02:10:23) When Did Politics Become So Confrontational?
(02:13:56) Are We Ready for Superintelligence?
(02:25:02) Is AI Creating Viruses?
(02:28:51) Why Anthony Fauci Keeps Pleading the Fifth
(02:32:18) The Greatest Danger to America
(02:39:18) The Catalyst of the Iran War
(02:51:12) What If Hunter Had Never Been Pardoned?
(02:55:33) What It’s Really Like Talking to Nick Fuentes
(03:01:21) You Have to Play the Game to Win

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Jimmy Carr is a comedian, television host and an author.

From razor-sharp jokes to hard-earned life wisdom, Jimmy Carr can do it all. Whether he’s explaining how he’d fix Britain or revealing the secrets it takes to become a better comedian, Jimmy is back with brilliant insights, unforgettable one-liners, and a few laughs along the way.

Expect to learn why your life doesn’t need to be easier but simpler, if you’re actually depressed or your life is just depressing, why favourable conditions never come and you should probably act now, how to use your unfair advantages to your benefit, what to do when you catch yourself overthinking, if Jimmy Carr will run for PM and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) How Many Shows Has Jimmy Done This Year?
(00:43) Why Jimmy Never Gets Stressed on Tour
(03:57) Why We’ve Become So Anxious
(18:47) Is Optionality Making Us Miserable?
(23:52) Why Broken Promises Keep Costing You
(27:45) The Power of Unshakeable Self-Confidence
(29:43) Jimmy’s Relationship With Gratitude
(33:29) Give Your Brain Better Problems to Solve
(39:53) How Comedy Shows Expand Conversations
(48:14) Is Social Media Stealing Our Souls?
(52:52) Stop Waiting for the Perfect Conditions
(57:22) Are We Living in the Good Old Days?
(01:00:17) Can the UK Be Fixed?
(01:06:53) Address the Problems Whilst They’re Small
(01:14:08) Why Anyone Can Be a Comedian
(01:20:27) The Science of Why Jokes Work
(01:22:34) Why Great Comedy Breaks the Rules
(01:24:12) Can You Teach Someone to Be Funny?
(01:26:23) The Oldest Joke Formula Still in Use
(01:27:27) How Podcasting Is Influencing Comedy
(01:33:17) Let Your Obsession Become Your Advantage
(01:43:27) How Do We Solve the Drug Crisis?
(01:56:33) What British People Still Don’t Understand

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

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I hit 4.3 million YouTube subscribers!

As usual, I celebrated by collecting questions from across social media and answering them directly.

Expect to learn my thoughts on having kids in the near future, what my time with the Night Wolf Hawk was like, a quick health update, why I keep changing my hairstyle, reflections from a one-week silent meditation retreat, and much more...

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In this evolutionary psychology roundtable, we explore:

- If 20% of the men actually get 80% of the attention.
- The biggest red and green flags to look out for in the dating pool.
- Why women's sexual desire fades faster than men's.
- and much more…

Guests:
- Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster.
- Steve Stewart-Williams is an evolutionary psychologist, a professor, and an author.
- Rob Henderson holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Is This the Most Attractive Dance Move?
(3:14) Does Looksmaxxing Give Women the Ick?
(13:07) Why Do We Get the Ick?
(16:52) Are Chads Stealing All the Women?
(25:23) Is Marriage Affirmative Action for Men?
(31:00) Are Humans Meant to Be Serial Monogamists?
(34:52) How Rich Women Change Men’s Resourcefulness
(44:18) Abundance vs Scarcity: What’s More Attractive?
(55:34) Do High-Earning Women Have Higher Standards?
(01:05:03) Can Surveys Accurately Measure Sex Differences?
(01:10:36) Are Dating App Users Worse Partners?
(01:16:53) What Matters More: Height or Looks?
(01:20:46) Why Male Beautification Is Exploding
(01:31:27) Do Women Prefer Formidable Men?
(01:35:22) The Rise of Female Teacher Sex Scandals
(01:42:56) Is Being Desired What Women Want Most?
(01:47:32) The Dangers of Minimising Sex Differences
(01:50:46) The Latest Evidence on Mate Switching
(01:52:20) Why Marriage Kills Women’s Sex Drive
(01:56:40) How Do We Determine Human Nature?
(02:03:34) What Do Lesbians Find Attractive?
(02:05:57) Where to Find the Guys

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

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