Podcast Episode
Supplementary Material 55: Nature Debates, Murder Drone Conspiracies, and Podcast Vibes
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Two academic windbags attempt brief discussions of the controversy at Nature, Bret’s newest conspiracy theory, and the latest vibe sessions in Podcastistan. It goes about as well as expected.The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1hr 18mins).Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus Supplementary Material 5500:00 Introduction: Science by Podcast04:04 Nature Joins the Arday Discourse Wave09:28 Activism and Science14:40 Academic Prestige Bias19:08 The Business of Academic Publishing23:43 Sasha Gusev Being Sensible and Culture War Brainrot29:04 Bret Weinstein and Jimmy Dore Investigate Charlie Kirk’s Death36:13 Anomaly Hunting42:27 Science Washing45:00 Conspiracy Discrimination and Reasoning Ability53:46 Academic Debate Norms59:16 Chris Williamson Promotes Professor Jiang01:01:01 Vibing Out in Podcast Panels: Hunter Biden x Nick Fuentes01:05:49 Dave Rubin and Andrew Gold Discuss Political Tribalism01:08:25 Heterodoxy in 2026: Zaid Jilani on Michael Tracey01:12:52 Hitler Was a Human and Had Motivations01:16:33 OutroLinksNature: The death of Jason Arday must prompt deep reflectionStuart Ritchie’s response to the Nature editorialMatthew Yglesias: Academia is cookedSasha Gusev’s response to Matthew YglesiasNature’s research and magazine editorial teamsDarkHorse: Was Charlie Kirk Killed With a Drone? Viva Frei and Jimmy DoreRobson, S. G., Martire, K. A., Pearson, S., Cosgrove, T. J., Jetten, J., Faasse, K., & Hornsey, M. J. (2026). Rejecting conspiracies doesn't necessarily mean that you're smart: The relationship between conspiracy discrimination and reasoning ability. British Journal of Social Psychology, 65(4), e70117.Modern Wisdom: WW3 DEBATE: “We’re On the Brink of Global Collapse”Mostly Wise #2: Hunter Biden, Matt McCusker & Duncan TrussellChannel 5: Nick Fuentes Interview (Ft. Hunter Biden)I Think You Should Leave: Hot Dog Car SketchThe Rubin Report: If This Isn’t Stopped, UK’s Fall Is Irreversible | Andrew GoldZaid Jilani on Michael Tracey’s contrarianismZaid Jilani’s World War II follow-upAdam Tooze: The Wages of DestructionDarryl Cooper’s introduction and foreword to Thomas Cyr’s World War II revisionist bookNext on Decoding Academia: Your Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside