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Biologist and Author, Matt Ridley joins us in the studio. His latest title, co-authored with Alina Chan, Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19 , is now available. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-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. - CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:46 Lab Leak: Conspiracy Theory to Mainstream 04:12 Why Does it Matter Where COVID Came From? 05:48 The Evidence for Wuhan Lab Leak Theory 15:36 Gain-of-Function Research: Purpose and Risks 29:51 Biosafety at the Wuhan Institute of Biology 34:13 Previous Lab Leaks and Cover-Ups 37:15 How Do We Prevent Another Pandemic? 50:02 Will We Ever Find Out What Happened? 52:57 Biotechnology / De-extinction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices