In this 67th 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. 

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Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/CZk6yLF__Es 

Mentioned in this episode: 

CNN’s Becky Anderson interviews WHO commission spokesperson Peter Daszak: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/02/09/who-coronavirus-origin-wuhan-china-peter-daszak-interview-anderson-ctw-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/ 

IUCN’s (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List on Melogale moschata, the Small-toothed Ferret Badger: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41626/45209676#use-trade 

Mallapaty et al, February 10, 2021 Nature News article: ‘Major stones unturned’: COVID origin search must continue after WHO report, say scientists: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00375-7 

Ladapo, February 4, 2021 in the Wall Street Journal. The ‘Universal Vaccination’ Chimera: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-universal-vaccination-chimera-11612466130?mod=opinion_lead_pos5 

UC Berkeley bans solitary, outdoor exercise: https://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Police-dorms-outdoor-exercise-UC-Berkeley-lockdown-15937294.php 

The Oregon Dept of Human Services jumps the same Covid shark, over and over and over again: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDHS/bulletins/2c097aa 

Casiraghi, L., Spiousas, I., Dunster, G.P., McGlothlen, K., Fernández-Duque, E., Valeggia, C. and Horacio, O., 2021. Moonstruck sleep: Synchronization of human sleep with the moon cycle under field conditions. Science Advances, 7(5), p.eabe0465. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/7/5/eabe0465.full.pdf 

Helfrich-Förster, C., Monecke, S., Spiousas, I., Hovestadt, T., Mitesser, O. and Wehr, T.A., 2021. Women temporarily synchronize their menstrual cycles with the luminance and gravimetric cycles of the Moon. Science Advances, 7(5), p.eabe1358. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/7/5/eabe1358.full.pdf 

This Week in Science: Moon Synchronicity: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6528/twis?utm_campaign=toc_sci-mag_2021-01-28&et_rid=337917989&et_cid=3646874
 
Science News: Prozac turns guppies into ‘zombies’. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/02/prozac-turns-guppies-zombie

Polverino, G., Martin, J.M., Bertram, M.G., Soman, V.R., Tan, H., Brand, J.A., Mason, R.T. and Wong, B.B., 2021. Psychoactive pollution suppresses individual differences in fish behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288(1944): 20202294. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.2294

Amado, Jorge. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands. https://www.amazon.com/Dona-Flor-Her-Two-Husbands/dp/0307276643
 
Heather on Biological Women’s Hour with Kellie-Jay Keen: https://youtu.be/QoGRWPSvZB8
 
Heather on Savage Minds podcast with Julian Vigo: https://savageminds.substack.com/p/heather-heying?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy

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