In this 109th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. This week, we talk about many things Covid. Obesity is a well-established comorbidity for Covid, but the mainstream media often insists that stigma, rather than actual physiological reality, is what puts fat people at risk. Why do public health injunctions so rarely offer anything that individuals can actually do for themselves? Children are at very low risk from bad outcomes from Covid. What are we stealing from them that we have no right to steal—with masks, physical distancing, and other interventions? How can we go on an “ethical offense” against mandates and other top-down measures? And finally: observations from the ground in Australia. Also: research-based consumer reviews, and the many languages into which our book is being translated! Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: store.darkhorsepodcast.org Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): Coming on Dec 21: more observations from Australia: https://naturalselections.substack.com Support the sponsors of the show: HoMedics: Air purifiers that live up to expectations. Free replacement filter with your purchase of an air purifier at HoMedics.com/DARKHORSE. Use promo code DARKHORSE at checkout. Four Sigmatic: Delicious mushroom coffee made with both real coffee and two species of mushrooms. Up to 40% off and free shipping at Foursigmatic.com/DARKHORSE. Public Goods: Get $15 off your first order at Public Goods, your new everything store, a Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: store.darkhorsepodcast.org Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com ***** Our book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is now available for at amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593086880/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_5BDTABYFKRJKZBT5GSQA Heather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.com 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. Get your Goliath shirts right here: http://store.darkhorsepodcast.org 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? Check out our other channel: @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: https://youtu.be/7m1PcdeS-p8 Mentioned in this episode: Research based product reviews: https://www.consumerlab.com/ O’Hearn et al 2021. Coronavirus disease 2019 hospitalizations attributable to cardiometabolic conditions in the United States: a comparative risk assessment analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(5): e019259. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/epub/10.1161/JAHA.120.019259 DarkHorse Livestream #9 (April 21, 2020), where we first talked about obesity and Covid: https://youtu.be/puMyybM8S6A Harrison, C. 2020. Covid-19 Does Not Discriminate by Body Weight. The claim that those with higher BMIs are at special risk of dying from the coronavirus is grossly overstated. Wired 4/17/2020: https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-does-not-discriminate-by-body-weight/ La Ganga, M. 2021. Fat shaming, BMI and alienation: COVID-19 brought new stigma to large-sized people. Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2021. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-08/analyzing-covid-vaccine-inequity-through-obesity-lens CDC Data on Covid Deaths: https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Age-in-Years-/3apk-4u4f/data FDA document from October 26, 2021: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting. https://www.fda.gov/media/153508/download Press Secretary Jen Psaki explaining why the children will be fine: https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1469401780631085056?s=20 Macker, T. Fact’s Two Faces: On the Masking of Children at School. Front Porch Republic, December 8, 2021. https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2021/12/facts-two-faces-on-the-masking-of-children-at-school/