00:17:26 Loved pod with R.George! IMO U didn’t fully address his pushbacks on AI’s potential 2 be conscious. U describe children as LLMs, but IMO a language/rewards system isn’t a sufficient interface 4 consciousness 2 emerge. Delayed gratification may B a proxy 4 wisdom;self-sacrifice a proxy 4 love;sex/breastfeeding a proxy 4 bonding; but IMO U are understating the importance of intuiting the INTRINSIC VALUE OF LOVE, from the family lineage level 2 the universal lineage level, which is learned through gratitude,the perception of beauty,the taming of the ego, all built upon us being fractally interconnected creatures having shared a complex universe over evolutionary time –unconveyable via language/rewards,& necessary 2 ORIENT CONSCIOUSNESS TOWARDS

00:27:25 Epigenetics -how can the traits that are caused by the environment, for example the effects seen by Weston A Price (malocclusion, facial deformaties) be inherited by the next generation? How are they encoded into the genome? And is this part of the “explorer mode” hypothesis?

00:37:27 Heather -you said your father had a way of teaching maths that was very effective. Any insights?

00:42:17 Do you think the right to informed consent should be more formally codified, maybe in a constitutional amendment? It seems so fundamental that it belongs at the foundation of our laws.

00:44:17 I have two young children aged 4 and 1 and a half. Up until this point we’ve vaccinated our children (except for the Covid shots) on schedule. I would like to cease vaccination, but my wife disagrees. She is intelligent, data driven, and open minded; our dispute here is amicable but we are at an impasse. What resources would you recommend I share with her to help demonstrate that vaccinations are likely doing more harm than good?

00:53:20 What has really reduced childhood mortality and why do babies eat dirt?
I have an eight month old currently. She is my third child. With the first two I was very paranoid about germs and what they put in their mouths, more so because we chose not to vaccinate. With this one, my philosophy has changed somewhat, and I am more inclined to let her develop a healthy microbiome, which I think might mean letting her put things in her mouth that I wouldn't have with the other two.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject. I am having thought squaring this idea with my understanding of what has really reduce childhood mortality, clean water, sanitation, plentiful access to good food, etc.


00:58:22 My daughter is travelling to Malaysia soon. What are your thoughts on these vaccines that are recommended when travelling to Malaysia?
Hepatitis A (aluminum adjuvants)
Typhoid
Japanese Encephalitis
Yellow Fever

None are mRNA-based.

01:00:42 Hi Bret and Heather, do you have any recommendations of who I could talk to for advice on how to prevent my child from getting the college meningitis vaccines required in California colleges? 



01:04:29 Hello, John from Colorado here! What is your recommendation for sunscreen use for those who live at high altitude and spend a lot of time do high altitude activities? Burns happen quickly and frequently at high altitude but I don't want too much toxic chemicals on my skin. Thanks much love

01:07:01 Please discuss the pros and cons of reductionism. (There must be some pros, no?)

01:08:26 Sincerely please help.

My new, and first, baby daughter is up for her first round of jabs. I am feeling very uneasy. I am Masters-level educated in philosophy — with a particular interest in the philosophy of science — which I only bring up to highlight that I’m not a complete novice/simpleton. However, the literature pertaining to vaccines is simply beyond my current competence and I frankly don’t have enough time to investigate thoroughly. Although, my antenna are up as I can see the story is not as simple as the various authorities would have us believe. I value your opinions. Simply: do vax my child? Do I give her some vaccines, but not others? What is your recommendation?

Sincerely,
John

01:13:09 Closing