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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:44) - Lab leak
\n(1:06:18) - Gain-of-function research
\n(1:15:49) - Anthony Fauci
\n(1:25:31) - Francis Collins
\n(1:30:13) - Joe Rogan, Brett Weinstein, and Sam Harris
\n(2:00:10) - Xi Jinping
\n(2:14:41) - Patient Zero
\n(2:27:55) - WHO
\n(2:51:45) - Government transparency
\n(3:13:45) - Likelihood of a cover-up
\n(3:15:34) - Future of reproduction
\n(3:51:12) - Jon Stewart
\n(3:56:31) - Joe Rogan and Sanjay Gupta
\n(4:21:36) - Ultramarathons
\n(4:31:38) - Chocolate
\n(4:39:51) - One Shared World
\n(4:54:54) - Hope for the future