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Mentioned in 10 episodes
Viral
The Search for the Origin of COVID-19
Book • 2021
In 'Viral', Alina Chan and Matt Ridley delve into the mystery of COVID-19's origins, scrutinizing evidence and hypotheses, including the potential laboratory leak or natural spillover.
The book provides a detailed account of the detective work by scientists and amateur sleuths to understand the pandemic's beginnings.
The book provides a detailed account of the detective work by scientists and amateur sleuths to understand the pandemic's beginnings.
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Mentioned in 10 episodes
Mentioned by 

in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lab leak hypothesis.


Balaji Srinivasan

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#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson as the author of several books, including "Viral", which explores the origin of COVID-19.

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310. Viral: The Origin of Covid 19 | Matt Ridley
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to explore the origins of COVID-19, discussing evidence for both natural and lab-leak origins.


Matt Ridley

Alina Chan

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#311 — Did SARS-CoV-2 Escape from a Lab?
Mentioned by 

as a book about the search for the origin of COVID-19.


Matt Ridley

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Ideas Having Sex: How Money & Language Evolve Civilization w/ Matt Ridley (WiM574)
Mentioned by 

as one of 

's previous books.


Michael Shermer


Matt Ridley

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Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Darwin’s Strangest Idea (Matt Ridley)
Recommended by 

as a book explaining the search for the origin of COVID-19.


Lex Fridman

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#247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory
Wymieniona przez Pawła Tkaczyka jako autor książki pod tytułem Viral.

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027 - Jak i o czym opowiadać, żeby klienci kupowali? - Paweł Tkaczyk
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while discussing the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Michael Eisenberg

Michael Eisenberg on the Start-Up Nation, Storytelling, and the Power of Technology
Mentioned by 

and 

while discussing the lab leak theory of COVID-19.


Gad Saad


Matt Ridley

Dr. Matt Ridley - Birds, Sex & Beauty - Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_812)
Mentioned by 

in relation to their book "Viral," which presented evidence supporting the lab leak theory of COVID-19.


Coleman Hughes

E333. The Legacy of Slavery: What Still Haunts America - Coleman Hughes
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as a book explaining why the science points to COVID originating in the Wuhan lab.


Megyn Kelly

Dark Brandon Tries Again, with Andrew Klavan, and COVID Origins Deep Dive, with Dr. Alina Chan and Dr. Robert Garry | Ep. 426
Mentioned by 

as his latest book, co-authored with Alina Chan, exploring the origins of COVID-19.


Matt Ridley

Where Did COVID-19 REALLY Come From? With Matt Ridley
Mentioned by 

as the latest book he read, focusing on the origins of the COVID-19 virus.


Eric Schmidt

Former Google CEO on Big Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Bitcoin and the Future