Ancient Crimes in Modern Times: The 346th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

On this, our 346th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the Cornell 7, sex in modern times, and the plague. Civil charges have been brought against seven men and several institutions, including Cornell University, by a woman who claims to have been drugged and gang-raped in a fraternity house on campus in October 2024. We go through legal documents and journalism about what happened and discuss consent, drinking and drugs, the Greek system, and what sex has and has not become. Then: a woman has died of plague in Russia; is a global pandemic coming? We discuss what to look out for. ***** Our sponsors: SaunaSpace: deep radiant heat from red and infrared incandescence—detox and decrease pain, reverse screen fatigue and improve your mood. Sauna.Space/DarkHorse for 10% off sitewide. CrowdHealth: Pay for healthcare with crowdfunding instead of insurance. It’s way better. Use code DarkHorse at JoinCrowdHealth.com to get 1st 3 months for $99/month. Caraway: Non-toxic, highly functional & beautiful cookware and bakeware. Save up to $230 on their 12 piece cookware set, explore more set savings on bakeware, storage and accessories, and visit Carawayhome.com/DarkHorse for an additional 10% off your next purchase. ***** Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.com Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned) Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.org Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan This track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.net Free License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net ***** Mentioned in this episode: Anna Bower at Slip Opinion with Cornell 7 docs (including the DA, the Civil Suit, and Kretzschmar petition): https://annabower.substack.com/p/read... NYT on what transpired at Cornell in the Fall of 2024: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/ny... Cornell has a sex ed problem: https://jaredlederman.substack.com/p/... Jennifer Bilek: https://x.com/bjportraits/status/2107... ***** Timestamps: 00:00:00 Signed Copies in Seven Languages 00:05:34 Sponsor: SaunaSpace 00:08:55 Sponsor: CrowdHealth 00:10:33 Sponsor: Caraway 00:14:05 The Cornell 7 Case: A Misleading Name 00:18:23 Believe Women, or Wait for Evidence? 00:23:46 Why Sue Everyone? The Strike Price 00:30:11 Naive About Frats? Not Since 1987 00:36:03 In Everyone's Care, Custody and Control 00:42:31 Regret Is Not a Lack of Consent 00:45:41 Blame Cornell, Blame the Bar? 00:52:38 Kretzschmar's Negative Hair Test 00:59:05 Her Sworn Statement vs. the Lawsuit 01:07:23 How Her Account Changed 01:14:05 What Rape Once Took From a Woman 01:21:49 Two Strategies for Men, One for Women 01:27:25 Cornell's Sex Ed: Yes, No, Maybe So 01:36:28 Why Sex Belongs Behind a Closed Door 01:39:27 A Special Prosecutor and Mob Rule 01:42:07 Why Are We Fed These Stories? 01:50:38 Plague: A Lab Worker Dies in Siberia 01:53:15 Pneumonic, Bubonic, and a Starving Flea 01:57:56 Is This the Next COVID? 02:06:15 Watch the Tabletop Exercises 02:11:10 Tiger Cats of the Andes