Topic: Malaria

3 chapters across the catalog

84: More or Less
• 2:18:20 - 2:24:33

84: More or Less

The Gates Foundation's Logic on Health and Family Size

Bill Gates explains his theory that making children healthier leads families to choose smaller sizes, eventually flattening the global population curve. The hosts express skepticism, suggesting that the "saving lives" narrative is a cover for population control. They discuss the "lizard logic" of elite philanthropists who believe they can manage human reproduction like a resource.

61: Mark My Words
• 3:25:55 - 3:31:27

61: Mark My Words

Gene Drives, Red-Eyed Mosquitoes, and CRISPR

Biologist Anthony James and his team used CRISPR to create "gene drives" in mosquitoes that ensure specific traits, like malaria resistance, are passed to 100% of offspring. This violates the standard laws of Mendelian genetics. The hosts discuss the 2020 release of 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and the "scary science" of altering an entire species without knowing the long-term consequences.

47: Killer Wasp
• 8:36 - 10:13

47: Killer Wasp

Racial Narratives in Vaccine Promotion and Hydroxychloroquine Use in Africa

A discussion emerges regarding the use of "brown doctors" and non-ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) Africans to promote vaccines to Black communities. The low COVID-19 infection rates in Africa are attributed to the widespread use of hydroxychloroquine as a malaria prophylactic. The narrative that Black people are more susceptible to the virus is questioned as a potential social construct.