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A research institute in Wuhan, China, that is central to the COVID-19 lab leak theory, as it conducted gain-of-function research funded by the NIH through Eco Health Alliance.
A non-profit organization focused on infectious disease research that received NIH grants and funneled them to labs including the Wuhan Institute of Virology, and is accused of violating its grant terms.
The Manhattan District Attorney who prosecuted the case against Donald Trump, leading to a guilty verdict on 34 felony charges.
A framework used to describe the political divide on innovation. The Biden administration is labeled as the 'Decel candidate' for its regulatory stance, while Trump is seen as supporting acceleration.
A devastating hurricane from 2005, a record year for storms, used as a benchmark to highlight the severity of the current high ocean temperatures in the Atlantic.
An ocean basin where sea surface temperatures are alarmingly high, exceeding historical records and creating conditions for a potentially severe hurricane season.
Stock exchange that hosted a dinner at the Liquidity conference.
A proposed new stock exchange to be based in Dallas, Texas, backed by BlackRock and Citadel. It aims to be a 'CEO-friendly' and 'anti-woke' alternative to the NYSE and Nasdaq.
The act of artificially inflating or deflating the price of a security. The podcast discusses whether Keith Gill's meme-posting constitutes manipulation, concluding it does not under current SEC frameworks.