In this 45th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world though an evolutionary lens. Following up on the last episode, we revisit the smokapolypse currently going on in Portland, Oregon, and Cuties, the Netflix film that we critiqued in episode 44. We expose bad graphics and bad statistical thinking in the New York Times, ask why Scientific American has chosen now to break its 175 year streak of not endorsing presidential candidates, briefly discuss new allegations that SARS-CoV2 came from a lab, and—finally, much to the pleasure of Heather, and all the snake lovers out there, discuss virgin birth in a ball python, with a brief digression for an explanation of Genetic Sex Determination in snakes. TIMESTAMPS at bottom of description Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com). Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon. Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret’s Paypal. Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Here are some, updated frequently: @DarkHorse Podcast Clips Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. Q&A Link: @3hkE @isfree/2020/sep/14/california-fire-suppression-forests-tinderbox 13:30 Map of fires in Pacific North West 20:55 “Cuties” on Netflix follow up – “Cuties” director defends film @azdY 31:03 Ripping the NYT to shreds – Trump Vs Biden poll – Lying Trump/Biden poll in the New York Times 38:07 Scientific American magazine endorses Joe Biden 47:04 Trick to getting back to your train of thought 51:21 Chinese virologist claims lab origin of COVID @/rogue-chinese-virologist-joins-twitter-publishes-evidence-covid-19-created-lab @4028830 @20/09/09/alina-chan-broad-institute-coronavirus/ 59:21 Snake time! Old python lays eggs without male help @/12/us/st-louis-zoo-62-year-old-python.html 01:20:50 Wrap up