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COVID Cover-Up, Nuclear Fear & Innovation | With Matt Ridley
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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 the West? 9:22 Biofuels, organic lettuce and energy return 10:39 Medieval wheat vs. modern farming…