The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad

My Chat with Evolutionary Biologist Dr. David Sloan Wilson (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_28)

Topics covered include social constructivism, the empty slate premise, cultural evolution, multilevel selection/group selection, evolutionary psychology, religion, and atheism.

This chat was originally posted on November 12, 2019 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_978: https://youtu.be/zXcU6qPcVvE

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My Chat with Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Matt McCarthy (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_27)

We discuss the evolution of superbugs, evolutionary medicine, decisional doubt, medical school training, the political leanings of physicians, the God complex (of physicians), public engagement, and idea pathogens among other topics.

Matt's website: http://www.drmattmccarthy.com

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This chat was originally posted on September 19, 2019 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_954: https://youtu.be/rd7u2jP21TI

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Dr. Saad's fourth book The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense will be released on October 6, 2020. Pre-order your copy now.

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Decolonize Your Funerals - Don't Be Bigoted Mourners (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_26)

This clip was posted earlier today (June 30, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1090: https://youtu.be/T3aZOBGQSVs

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Guidelines on How to Vote in the 2020 US Presidential Election (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_25)

This was posted earlier today (June 29, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1089: https://youtu.be/Tp-apBW3Z0c

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This Courageous Student Takes My Honey Badger of the Week Award! (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_24)

This clip was posted earlier today (June 29, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1088: https://youtu.be/h1BKOZi-oo4

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Academia Selects for Careerist Cowardice (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_23)

“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools.” – Thucydides [Correction: It is often wrongly attributed to Thucydides but is in fact the 1889 quote of military officer W. F. Butler.]

[Thank you to the Twitter follower who reminding me of this great quote albeit it is apparently not a quote of Thucydides.]

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This clip was posted earlier today (June 28, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1087: https://youtu.be/GV4jDaaqYfI

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Rampant Sexism at American Universities (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_22)

This was originally posted on July 26, 2015 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_52: https://youtu.be/XbotPwViiRo

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Horrifying institutionalized sexism across American universities. Bring in Anita Sarkeesian.

My Psychology Today article in question: http://bit.ly/1gYwDef

Note: To reiterate, the Princeton and Rutgers examples are hypothetical ones. One should never underestimate people's inability to understand a rhetorical device!

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Cambridge University Supports Academic Freedom But Only If You Are Not a White Male (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_21)

This clip was originally posted yesterday (June 25, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1086: https://youtu.be/NcPEf5xN2dQ

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Priyamvada Gopal's case: https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/19542

The Case of Noah Carl: Academic Mobs and Forbidden Knowledge (THE SAAD TRUTH_807): https://bit.ly/3exJhPO

Cambridge University Revokes Fellowship to Jordan Peterson (THE SAAD TRUTH_874): https://youtu.be/JFJxXS6MnDs

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Do You Suffer from White Fragility? (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_20)

This was originally posted on May 29, 2019 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_914: https://youtu.be/nk8aW389A-Q.

Get ready for some major self-flagellation using both my Belt of Self-Hate and Swatter of Self-Loathing, as I read an article on white fragility. The collective munchausen by proxy is off the charts. Article in question: https://bit.ly/2EGU5uV

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My Chat with Psychologist Dr. Lee Jussim (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_19)

Topics covered include the self-fulfilling prophecy, stereotype accuracy, the replication crisis, evolutionary psychology, use of satire in academia, intellectual diversity (heterodox academy), and academics' public engagement.

This chat was originally posted on January 24, 2020 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1002: https://youtu.be/8qvelMdnENI

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My Thoughts on Shaun King's "White Jesus" Tweets (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_18)

This clip was posted earlier today (June 23, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1084:  https://youtu.be/pk9vYVVbJ6g.

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My Chat with Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. Paul Offit (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_17)

Topics include the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of the economic shutdown, cross-cultural differences in the response to the pandemic, the anti-vax movement, the tension between medical practice and religious beliefs, and the application of evolutionary theory in medicine.

Paul's website: http://paul-offit.com

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This chat was originally posted on my YouTube channel on April 9, 2020 as THE SAAD TRUTH_1030: https://youtu.be/xY_oO31Gfuo

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Responding to a Veteran Who Fought in Iraq and Afghanistan (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_16)

Please listen as I answer a query from a prospective graduate student (not mine) who is afraid of the campus lunacy.

This clip was posted earlier today (June 21, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1083: https://youtu.be/Ve9N_Qymo2E

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My Latest Chat with Dave Rubin (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_15)

We discuss his first book, Donald Trump, Jordan Peterson, the process of writing, and fame among other topics.

Link to Dave's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609625/dont-burn-this-book-by-dave-rubin/

This chat was originally posted on April 28, 2020 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1042: https://youtu.be/AEW8upq4N2s

My Chat with Bestselling Author Dr. Matt Ridley (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_14)

Matt's latest book How Innovation Works: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062916594/how-innovation-works/

This clip was first released on May 26, 2020 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1062: https://youtu.be/kEPz2YjRewM

Only the Permanently Unemployed Have True Freedom of Speech (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_13)

This clip was posted earlier today (June 16, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1080: https://youtu.be/nparL6r4b3U

 

My Chat with Cardiologist Dr. Eric Topol (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_12)

Topics covered include the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, medical specialties, the political affiliations of medical specialists, evolutionary medicine, physician empathy, precision (individualized) medicine, conflicting cardiological prescriptions, and the COVID response.

This was first posted on May 28, 2020 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1064: https://youtu.be/OW2OTRyvzQk

Free Societies, Individual Dignity, and Cancel Culture (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_11)

This was posted earlier today (June 13, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1079: https://youtu.be/Lme_XVCsFHs.

J. K. Rowling Has Learned an Important Lesson (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_10)

Beware of orgiastic self-cannibalism! The purity tests are real.

This clip was posted earlier today (June 12, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1078: https://youtu.be/hoCsa-j_0SU 

Vox article recounting the latest Rowling debacle: https://bit.ly/3dVDWBj

How to Develop Critical Thinking Skills in 2020 (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_9)

At the 1:54 mark, I meant to say "Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity" (DIE) and not "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion."

This was released earlier today (June 11, 2020) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1077: https://youtu.be/FpR5Fw_6pjE