In this 81st 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. In this episode, we discuss how it is that claims of knowledge are made, and how social norms overlay our ability to think: the sociology of epistemology. We discuss lab leak hypothesis, why intellectual credit matters, and why the press needs to do better. Then: get physically active for a better outcome if you get Covid. And: trans ideology comes to kickboxing, and also to taxonomy, with an ant named they. Then: a poem found in NW Portland. And finally: a pro bono ad for epoxy putty.

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

Mentioned in this episode: 

Heying 2021. What If We’re Wrong? Published this week in Areo: https://areomagazine.com/2021/05/19/what-if-were-wrong/ 

McNeil Jr 2021. How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Lab-Leak Theory. On Medium: https://donaldgmcneiljr1954.medium.com/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-lab-leak-theory-f4f88446b04d 

Frum, David. May 18, 2021. The Pro-Trump Culture War on American Scientists. In The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/chinese-lab-coronavirus-leak-origin-theory/618911/ 

60 Minutes piece. May 16, 2021. UFOs regularly spotted in restricted U.S. airspace, report on the phenomena due next month: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-military-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-05-16/ 

Sallis et al 2021. Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48,440 adult patients. British journal of sports medicine. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/early/2021/04/07/bjsports-2021-104080.full.pdf 

Rogers et al 2020. Behavioral change towards reduced intensity physical activity is disproportionately prevalent among adults with serious health issues or self-perception of high risk during the UK COVID-19 lockdown. Frontiers in public health, 8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7554527/pdf/fpubh-08-575091.pdf 

Booher, D.B. and Hoenle, P.O., 2021. A new species group of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador, with a description of its mandible morphology. ZooKeys, 1036, p.1. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/62034/ 

Dubois, A., 2007. Genitives of species and subspecies nomina derived from personal names should not be emended. Zootaxa, 1550(1), pp.49-68. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alain-Dubois-2/publication/281131228_Genitives_of_species_and_subspecies_nomina_derived_from_personal_names_should_not_be_emended/links/561d2e6308aec7945a252bc5/Genitives-of-species-and-subspecies-nomina-derived-from-personal-names-should-not-be-emended.pdf 

Antwiki.org, Procryptocerus nalini https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Procryptocerus_nalini 

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