COVID Cover-Up, Nuclear Fear & Innovation | With Matt Ridley
Matt Ridley joins Alex Buxeda to talk about sex, why COVID most likely came from a lab and why the idea was suppressed, why the West turned against nuclear power, and why renewables deliver a poor energy return. They also talked about how cheap energy sparked the Industrial Revolution, why patents hurt innovation, and his upcoming book, The Rational Pessimist.
0:00 Teaser: the lab leak evidence and censorship
1:44 Intro
2:08 What is sex and why did it evolve?
4:58 Sexual selection: was the big brain for seduction?
6:01 Costly display and the handicap theory
7:35 Why is nuclear so unpopular in…
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