# Matt Ridley

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Bessent Breaks the Bond Market, The China Pivot That Could Sink Canada's Economy, Kisin vs Keen | Weekly Recap

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The Lab-Leak Obsession and the Cost of Toxic Apathy

Jonathan Howard and Wendy Orent open with new evidence on myocarditis risk among vaccinated and unvaccinated young people, revisiting how vaccine-associated myocarditis was amplified while the cardiac and mortality risks of infection were minimized. They then turn to the resurgence of measles, the …

EPA Head Lee Zeldin is a Freaking Nightmare

Trump's second-term cabinet is the stuff of nightmares. I've talked about Bobby Kennedy's dismantling of HHS quite a bit, but it's not just public health that is in shambles under this administration. The environment is on the chopping block as well, especially under new EPA head Lee Zeldin. The pe…

Matt Ridley is Lying to You About Climate Change

Go to https://consensus.app/ for a new way to search through primary scientific literature!It's finally time to tackle climate change denial. There are so many frauds peddling disinformation in this realm, so who should we tackle? The answer is Matt Ridley. He is the poster boy for "lukewarmism", w…

Disarming Climate Change Denial Tropes (Featuring Peter Hadfield aka Potholer54)

We've covered climate change denial in one video before, which was very thorough, but for a pressing issue like this, one topic is never enough. To help us disarm some common talking points put forth by climate change deniers is Peter Hadfield, better known as Potholer54. He's a geologist and scien…

The Steam Engine and Simultaneous Invention

The revolution in speed ground to a halt in the 1960s. The previous half-century saw great leaps in how quickly people could get from place to place: high-speed railways, cars, intercontinental flight. In our lifetime transport may have become safer and comfier — but we aren't getting anywhere any …

What 23 Minutes in Hell was Like | ft. Bill Wiese | Ep. 103

What if you woke up in the middle of the night… and suddenly found yourself in hell? Bill Wiese, author of the bestselling book 23 Minutes in Hell, says that’s exactly what happened to him. On November 23, 1998, Bill says he was pulled from his body and found himself in a prison cell—surrounded b…

Perspectives: Investing in a Future We Cannot Predict

In this Money & Meaning Perspective, host Jeff Bernier examines why we often recognize progress in hindsight while focusing on problems when looking ahead. Drawing on ideas from Thomas Macaulay, Matt Ridley, and Cal Newport, Jeff explores the limits of forecasting, the unpredictable nature of innov…

An Economics Lesson from a Talking Pencil (Update)

A famous essay argues that “not a single person on the face of this earth” knows how to make a pencil. How true is that? In this 2016 episode, we looked at what pencil-making  can teach us about global manufacturing — and the proper role of government in the economy.  SOURCES: Caroline Weaver, cre…

Why Evolution Favours Beauty Over Survival - Matt Ridley - #923

Matt Ridley is a science writer, journalist, and author. Evolution is a strange theory. If survival is all that matters, why do we find things beautiful? Why does beauty exist at all? And if aesthetics are so important, how do some species thrive without it? Expect to learn what Darwin’s stranges…