Where Did COVID-19 REALLY Come From? With Matt Ridley
Biologist and Author, Matt Ridley joins us in the studio. His latest title, co-authored with Alina Chan,\xa0Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, is now available.\n\nJoin our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/\n\nOR Support TRIGGERnometry Here:\n\nhttps://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry\nhttps://www.patreon.com/triggerpod\nBitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5\n\nBuy Merch Here:\n\nhttps://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/\u200b\u200b\u200b\n\nAdvertise on TRIGGERnometry:\n\nmarketing@triggerpod.co.uk\n\nJoin the Mailing List:\n\nhttps://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/\u200b\u200b\u200b\n\nFind TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:\xa0\n\nhttps://twitter.com/triggerpod\u200b\u200b\u200b\nhttps://www.facebook.com/triggerpod\u200b\u200b\u200b\nhttps://www.instagram.com/triggerpod\u200b\u200b\u200b\n\nAbout TRIGGERnometry:\xa0\n\nStand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.\n-\nCHAPTERS:\n\n00:00 Intro\n01:46 Lab Leak: Conspiracy Theory to Mainstream\n04:12 Why Does it Matter Where COVID Came From?\n05:48 The Evidence for Wuhan Lab Leak Theory\n15:36 Gain-of-Function Research: Purpose and Risks\n29:51 Biosafety at the Wuhan Institute of Biology\xa0\n34:13 Previous Lab Leaks and Cover-Ups\n37:15 How Do We Prevent Another Pandemic?\n50:02 Will We Ever Find Out What Happened?\n52:57 Biotechnology / De-extinction\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices