Virtual Futures presents a special event with evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein on how we might take human evolution out of autopilot, and the new tension this may cause between science and politics.

Bret Weinstein has spent two decades advancing the field of evolutionary biology. He has made important discoveries regarding the evolution of cancer, senescence, and the adaptive significance of moral self-sacrifice. He is currently working to uncover the evolutionary meaning of large-scale patterns in human history, and applying evolutionary insight in the quest to prototype a liberating, sustainable anti-fragile governance structure for humanity’s next phase.

In conversation with Luke Robert Mason, Director of Virtual Futures.

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Bret Weinstein:   / bretweinstein  

Luke Robert Mason:   / lukerobertmason  

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Credits

Produced by Virtual Futures
Camera by Playhouse Pictures
Sound by Ivor Davies
Edited by Luke Robert Mason
Thanks to Matthieu Baril
Thanks to Hannah Close
Thanks to Juliet Kennedy
Thanks to Raisa Sufian

Hosted at the Juju’s Bar & Stage: http://jujusbarandstage.com

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