SUN, DECEMBER 26, 2021 • S1 E77 • 11 MIN 22 SEC

AUTHOR MATT RIDLEY DISCUSSES HIS LATEST BOOK VIRAL: THE SEARCH FOR THE ORIGIN OF COVID 19

AWARD WINNING AUTHOR MATT RIDLEY JOINS WITH ALINA CHAN, AN MIT AND HARVARD POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER, TO EXPLORE THEORIES REGARDING THE ORIGIN OF COVID 19. AT FIRST, IT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN A WILDLIFE TRADE MART MUCH LIKE THE SARS OUTBREAK IN EARLY 2002-3, THAT IS A BAT VIRUS PASSING TO A MARKET ANIMAL, AND IN TURN PASSING TO FOOD HANDLERS. BUT OVER TIME, RIDLEY AND CHAN ARE FORCED TO LOOK AT OTHER THEORIES WHEN THE COVID 19 VIRUS FAILS TO SHOW UP IN OVER 80,000 ANIMALS! AND THE AUTHORS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON WHAT MANY FIRST BELIEVED WAS A CONSPIRACY THEORY , NAMELY A LAB LEAK.

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The Pipeline

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SUN, DECEMBER 26, 2021

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11 MIN 22 SEC

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1

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77