In this 55th 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. In this episode, we discuss a new scary COVID-19 study (walking your dog increases the risk of infection! Definitely disinfect your groceries!), and whether it means what it seems to mean. We discuss whether female scientists are better off with male or female mentors, and why activists are trying to get a paper that addresses this question retracted. We discuss the National Park Service’s new “queer ecology” campaign, which includes effort to “queer” Muir Woods, and argues that “male” and “female” are social constructs. And finally, we share some gratitude, some things for which we are grateful, in this week before Thanksgiving. 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: https://youtu.be/aVHrNPD3n9A Mentioned in this episode: Daily Mail headline about the new SARS-CoV2 research: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8954431/Do-dogs-spread-coronavirus-Spanish-study-finds-owners-78-higher-risk-catching-it.html The actual new SARS-CoV2 research: Rodríguez-Barranco et al 2021, to be published in Environmental Research: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120311208 AlShebli et al 2020 – the role of female mentors on female scientists, published in Nature Communications: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19723-8#Sec8 Queer Ecology video from the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=AFF7A8DF-D4AC-4A0E-B045-A25C471307AD To Queer—definitions at New Discourses: https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-queer-v/ #GratitudeInTheTimeofCoronavirus, a twitter thread (viewable without a twitter account): https://twitter.com/HeatherEHeying/status/1240411951840112640?s=20 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:34 Flawed dog walking COVID-19 study https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8954431/Do-dogs-spread-coronavirus-Spanish-study-finds-owners-78-higher-risk-catching-it.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120311208 32:39 Should the paper be retracted? 35:49 Nature paper on mentorship. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19723-8 43:00 Competition and collaboration between genders in science 53:44 Hybrid Vigor – Gender competition and collaboration at work 01:04:30 Muir Woods and queer ecology 01:12:54 What is queer ecology? https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=AFF7A8DF-D4AC-4A0E-B045-A25C471307AD https://newdiscourses.com/tftw-queer-v/ 01:16:59 Cooperation and competition 01:26:45 #LGBTQSTEMday – Does queerness impact science? 01:30:25 #GratitudeInTheTimeofCoronavirus – Being grateful in the time of Coronavirus https://twitter.com/HeatherEHeying/status/1240411951840112640?s=20 01:36:12 Decline of natural habitats and history 01:42:01 Wrap up