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Bret Samuel Weinstein ( / ˈ w aɪ n s t aɪ n / ; 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. Along with his brother Eric Weinstein , he is considered part of the intellectual dark web .1 Weinstein has been criticized for making false statements about COVID-19 treatments and vaccines .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
American biologist and evolutionary theorist Weinstein holding a TEDx talk at the Evergreen State College in 2012 Bret Samuel Weinstein / ˈ w aɪ n s t aɪ n / (born February 21, 1969) is an American biologist and evolutionary theorist who came to national attention during the 2017 Evergreen State College protests. He is considered a member of the informal group of pundits known as the Intellectual Dark Web .
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American podcaster and author Bret Samuel Weinstein ( / ˈ w aɪ n s t aɪ n / ; 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 was named as a member of the intellectual dark web in a 2018 New York Times essay by columnist Bari Weiss .Weinstein has been criticized for making false statements about COVID-19 treatments and vaccines , and for spreading misinformation about HIV/AIDS .
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