Bret Weinstein | |
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![]() Weinstein in 2022 | |
Born | Bret Samuel Weinstein February 21, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | University of Pennsylvania University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Author, podcaster |
Spouse | Heather Heying |
Relatives | Eric Weinstein (brother) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Evolutionary biology |
Institutions | Evergreen State College |
Thesis | Evolutionary Trade-Offs: Emergent Constraints and Their Adaptive Consequences (2009) |
Doctoral advisor | Richard D. Alexander[1][2] |
Website | bretweinstein |
Bret Samuel Weinstein (/ˈwaɪnstaɪn/; born February 21, 1969) is an American podcaster, author, and former professor of evolutionary biology. He served on the faculty of Evergreen State College from 2002 until 2017, when he resigned in the aftermath of a series of campus protests about racial equity at Evergreen, which brought Weinstein to national attention. Like his brother Eric Weinstein, he is considered part of the intellectual dark web.[3][4] Weinstein has been criticized for making false statements about COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, and for spreading misinformation about HIV/AIDS.