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Proximity Ascertainment Bias in Early Covid Case Locations M. B. Weissman Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-3080, USA mbw@illinois.edu Abstract: A comparison of the distances to the Huanan Seafood Market of

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Independent assessment of the origins of SARS‑CoV‑2, developed by the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO)

The Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) provided initial findings and recommendations to better understand the origins of SARS‑CoV‑2 in a report published on 9 June 2022 (WHO, 2022). This current review is an independent assessment of the origins of SARS‑CoV‑2 developed by the SAGO for WHO, and provides an evaluation of the information from published scientific papers and reports, available intelligence statements and reports, scientific presentations provided to

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Transcript Now Available: The Lure of Conspiratorial Thinking | The Atlas Society

Why do otherwise rational, intelligent people fall for conspiracy theories—and how can we tell the real ones from the truly irrational? In Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational, Michael Shermer presents an overarching review of conspiracy theories―who believes them and why, which ones are real, and what we should do about them. Returning to Objectively Speaking, Shermer is no stranger to The Atlas Society, having joined us previously to discuss his book Giving the Devil His Due, a

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No ‘Bombshell’ On COVID-19 Origins, U.S. Intelligence Rebuts Claims About ‘Sick’ Lab Workers

It remains unknown how the virus that causes COVID-19 originated, but many scientists think a natural spillover is most likely. Online posts have cited unnamed sources to claim that scientists in Wuhan, China, were the first to get sick with COVID-19. But U.S. intelligence says the researchers’ symptoms were non-specific or inconsistent with COVID-19, and the information has no bearing on the origin of the pandemic.

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Did covid-19 come from a lab?

Could the coronavirus have sprung from a lab or did it pass to humans from an animal? The evidence is out there, but it could be difficult to locate, says Graham Lawton

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Judge Will's decision for the Rootclaim covid origins debate

Will's written decision can be found in these 2 files: http://tinyurl.com/yrvzp8mk http://tinyurl.com/4xbutw2k Will Van Treuren is a microbiologist and immunologist with a PhD from Stanford. He works as Chief Science Officer at a biotech company developing new drugs to treat inflammatory diseases.

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Second Rootclaim Debate on Covid Origins, part 2 -- The Case For a Natural Origin

Rootclaim is an organization that tries to answer controversial questions through probabilistic analysis. They offer a "Rootclaim Challenge" for anyone willing to challenge their conclusions. The challenger must make a $100,000 bet and hold a debate in front of two neutral judges. If both judges agree on the same decision, then the winner takes home $100,000. Peter Miller challenged Rootclaim to a debate on the origins of Covid. This is the second debate in a three debate series, with an emph

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Second Rootclaim Debate on Covid Origins, part 3 -- discussion and judges' questions

Rootclaim is an organization that tries to answer controversial questions through probabilistic analysis. They offer a "Rootclaim Challenge" for anyone willing to challenge their conclusions. The challenger must make a $100,000 bet and hold a debate in front of two neutral judges. If both judges agree on the same decision, then the winner takes home $100,000. Peter Miller challenged Rootclaim to a debate on the origins of Covid. This is the second debate in a three debate series, with an emph

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Second Rootclaim Debate on Covid Origins, part 1 -- opening presentation for lab leak

Rootclaim is an organization that tries to answer controversial questions through probabilistic analysis. They offer a "Rootclaim Challenge" for anyone willing to challenge their conclusions. The challenger must make a $100,000 bet and hold a debate in front of two neutral judges. If both judges agree on the same decision, then the winner takes home $100,000. Peter Miller challenged Rootclaim to a debate on the origins of Covid. This is the second debate in a three debate series, with an emph

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