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Diversity, Equity, & Explosive Decompression: The 208th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying

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Misconceptions about mask effectiveness and pathogen transmission

The speaker encountered pushback about the effectiveness of masks in stopping viruses, which led to a clarification comparing it to using a window screen to stop malaria. The speaker emphasized that the transmission of pathogens is not solely determined by the size of the mask holes or screen gaps, highlighting that malaria is transmitted through air on insects and COVID-19 through respiratory droplets. The speaker initially thought there was a misunderstanding, but the person seemed to correct course.

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