This episode is about how we explain why bad things happen. We hear the story of Michael Jindra, a cultural anthropologist who challenges the common narrative around health disparities in the United States. Our topics include free will, systemic racism, and personal responsibility.

Michael’s blog: Covid, Health Inequality and the Avoidance of Behavioral Explanations.

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

1. Politics, Evolution, and Gender: A Heterodox Firestorm and Lessons Learned by Glenn Geher
2. Education is Related to Greater Ideological Prejudice by Sean Stevens
3. Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth by Musa al-Gharbi

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Jindra’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart