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Spicy Ideas From Evolutionary Biology - Dr Jerry Coyne

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Dr Jerry Coyne is an evolutionary biologist, professor at the University of Chicago, and an author. Has ideology hijacked academia? In fields like evolutionary biology, the data should speak for itself, but what happens when scientific findings clash with cultural taboos? How do researchers navigate this minefield, and what can be done to protect science from political pressure moving forward? Expect to learn how Dr Coyne views evolution from a different lens, how biologists view biological sex and gender, why science communicators became too afraid of backlash to speak plainly about data, what worries Dr Coyne most about the ideological pressures in academia today, if biology has been subverted by ideology, what Dr Coyne has learned about human nature from engaging with critics of his work, & much more… 00:00 Dr. Coyne’s Take On Evolution 15:34 The Impact Of Woke Culture On The Sciences 26:36 How Humans Developed Into The Conscious Animals We Are Today 35:08 Why Human Adaptations Vary Around The World 48:03 Sex, Gender & What The Science Actually Says 1:04:55 How To Deal With Controversial Topics In Science 1:16:07 Learn More About Dr Coyne - Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at ⁠https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get 15% off any Saily data plan at ⁠https://saily.com/modernwisdom⁠ Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at ⁠https://ag1.info/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Top Comments (10)

@0num4 2025-06-28

Chris is looking like he's in his tenth season of MLB.

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@DoctorHemi 2025-06-29

When Chris first comes on the screen, you expect him to say, "Parker, get me more pictures of Spiderman!"

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@boydhooper4080 2025-06-29

Great episode. No BS just honesty and integrity. This is what Real science is all about

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@Rom2814SK 2025-07-03

This was one of my favorite interviews you’ve done in a while - the ideological capture of institutions, placing “social good” (as they define it) above objective reality (as defined by empirical methods) covers so much of what is going on. Haidt, Pinker and Sowell all cover this well and everything said here is in line with Sowell’s “constrained” vs. “unconstrained” views of human nature.

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@exponent8562 2025-06-30

Jerry is awesome. I hope he comes back on again soon.

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@SeanMach 2025-06-30

Always a pleasure to listen to Dr. Coyne.

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@robneeb7379 2025-06-28

I bet this guy could do a spot on John Goodman impersonation.

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@ChrisWillx 2025-06-27

Hello you beauties. Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Here’s the timestamps: 00:00 Dr. Coyne’s Take On Evolution 15:34 The Impact Of Woke Culture On The Sciences 26:36 How Humans Developed Into The Conscious Animals We Are Today 35:08 Why Human Adaptations Vary Around The World 48:03 Sex, Gender & What The Science Actually Says 1:04:55 How To Deal With Controversial Topics In Science 1:16:07 Learn Out More About Dr Coyne

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@rolandrush5172 2025-07-03

51:50 What? You haven’t been able to do that in most universities for over a decade. Evergreen College had a lunch mob hunting down a professor and the University refused to let the police intervene, all because he said “you can not compel behavior based on phenotype”

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@ZGADOW 2025-06-29

I didn’t know Joe Pera is an evolutionary biologist

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