In this 166th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.
This week we discuss ants and agriculture, coevolution and symbiosis, the mainstream media and SARS-CoV2 origins, raccoon dogs and Kristian Andersen. We talk corruption, capture, and narrative control. We finish with two heartening stories about resistance, and coming together, that remind us of how to be good and human to one another.
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Q&A Link: https://youtube.com/live/9lqzjbyzQo8?feature=share
Mentioned in this episode:
Schultz et al 2005. Reciprocal illumination: a comparison of agriculture in humans. Insect-fungal associations: ecology and evolution. Oxford University Press, New York, pp.149-190. http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/Muelleru/pubs/SchultzEtAl2005RecipIllum.pdf
New Data Links Pandemic’s Origins to Raccoon Dogs at Wuhan Market. The New York Times, March 16, 2023: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/16/science/covid-wuhan-market-raccoon-dogs-lab-leak.html
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic. The Atlantic Monthly, March 16, 2023: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/covid-origins-research-raccoon-dogs-wuhan-market-lab-leak/673390/
The Atlantic Monthly’s earlier “reporting” on Covid, discussed on DarkHorse Livestream #105: https://www.youtube.com/live/fRyEdcuHTH0
The Big Short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgqG3ITMv1Q
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