Blind Spots: Why Humans Resist New Ideas with Dr. Martin Makary
Episode Highlights With Dr. Marty Makary
- Why humans resist new ideas so strongly
- What dogma is and the psychology behind it
- The reason our minds are so happy and comfortable with one belief and why we resist new ideas
- What impeccable objectivity is and how to cultivate it
- The founder's effect and how what we hear first can be so impactful
- Red flags of unquestioned authority and how to recognize them
- Blind spots related to hormone replacement therapy and our food pyramid
- Myths related to the dangers of hormone replacement and what the data actually says
- Places biases and blind spots show up in nutrition and health and what the evidence actually says
- What really causes heart disease and our blind spots related to health and nutrition
- His take on seed oils and what he found in his investigative journalism around this topic
- What linoleic acid is and what you need to know about it
- Fascinating data about antibiotic use, especially early in life
Resources We Mention
- Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Dr. Marty Makary
- Marty Makary, MD - His Website
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