Chapter 12: The exaltation of masculinity
While the world is adapting to progress in gender equality and diversity, Trump advocates a return to a traditional model that emphasizes physical strength and the preeminence of the straight white male
‘Bro science’ and ‘Huberman husbands’: The alpha male wellness business that promises to optimize sex and extend life
The wellness industry is reinventing itself to attract the other half of the population, mixing in science, quackery and political ideology in the process
US economist Joseph Stiglitz: ‘With Trump, it is conceivable that we could lose our democracy’
In an interview in Madrid, the Nobel Prize winner and adviser to presidents discusses inequality, wokeism, Joe Rogan and today’s information dystopia
Harvey Weinstein is ‘not that bad’ and Blake Lively is ‘not a good person‘: How the American right has turned the tables
While the producer, convicted of multiple crimes, is starting to be viewed favorably, the actress, who has sued a co-star for harassment, is portrayed as a villain
Telepathic children: The pseudoscientific podcast with global reach
‘The Telepathy Tapes’ has been one of the most listened-to podcasts in the US and UK for months. It studies the existence of telepathy in young people with nonverbal autism, but several specialists warn of the dearth of scientific evidence and the potential to create harmful myths for families living with this disorder
The ‘Huberman husbands’ phenomenon sweeping the US: Protein, diet, exercise and the far right
Andrew Huberman started a podcast in 2021 and has built a small empire by talking one-on-one to millions of men about neuroscience and ‘body optimization’
Elon Musk admits cheating in video game where he claimed world-class skills
Other more dedicated players kept track of the tycoon while he worked at his companies or posted on X