Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is the most important person in the history of North America that you probably know nothing about. If you have any impression at all about the "Napoleon of the West" it's that he executed all of the defenders of the Alamo and Goliad. You might think of him as a murderer and a traitor. Mexicans think of him as one of the most corrupt dictators in their country's history. But the true story of Santa Anna is much more complex--and much more interesting--than you would ever imagine. In this episode I'm going to try to convince you that we've gotten Santa Anna wrong all along. If you loved this show, come an be part of the future of this podcast and join a growing community of journalism enthusiasts at Patreon. #history #alamo #mexico #santaanna

This is the story of the convoluted path that Buddhism took form India Tibet, and Tibet into your yoga studio at home. The Enlightenment Trap Theos Bernard, The White Lama of Tibet Drukpa Kunley #buddhism #history #spirituality #tibet

Otto Muzik is best known to me for his research papers on Wim Hof's abilities that connected the iceman's abilities to the mysterious power of the placebo effect. The Wim Hof method website frequently cites the study and there is another paper in the works. But Muzik has a lot to say about the science of brown fat and the organization around him called "InnerFire" that might make you think twice about what Muzik's endorsement really means about the Wim Hof Method. The Wedge https://www.scottcarney.com/the-wedge Otto Muzik's Website https://neurology.med.wayne.edu/profile/aa0004 Paper on Wim Hof's BAT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29438845/ The Dawn of Everything https://amzn.to/3WnZNZs #wimhofmethod #Innerfire #brownfat #neruoscience #hubermanlab #tonyrobbins

The language that we use to discuss the role that DNA has in creating the proteins that make up our body is incredibly deterministic and not at all what actually happens at the cellular level. When you build a house a single centralized set of instructions makes a lot of sense. But when you consider that DNA exists in every single cell--we have to reassess what it means to build an organism where the parts are calling the shots. Related reading: DNA is not a Blueprint by Sergio Pistoi https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/dna-is-not-a-blueprint/ Braiding Sweetgrass #genetics #DNA #superorganism

What makes a good skeptic? Is it dismissing things that don't conform to your own beliefs about how the world should work from a scientific perspective? Or is there a more nuanced approach that allows you to -- occasionally-- change your mind? This episode is about how I think we should all take a step backward and realize that much of what we think we know about the world is probably wrong, anyway. Book Reference: Carl Sagan (1996) "The Demon-Haunted World" #beliefs #science #humility