Joe Rogan Questions Everything - S01E04 - Biopocalypse

Joe Rogan Questions Everything - S01E04 - Biopocalypse

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World War Z. 28 Days Later - Joe tells us that movies like these which depict worldwide disease pandemics are not as far-fetched as we might think. There are superbugs out there - small pox, the avian flu, drug-resistant bacteria - that are quite real, and infectious diseases scientists are very concerned that one outbreak could turn humanity to, as Joe says, a "wretched shell of its former self." Very troubling stuff, so Joe decides he needs to talk to someone who studies these microscopic killers to find out how much trouble we're already in.

Joe wraps up what he's learned: the biggest danger to humanity isn't nuclear war or terrorism - it's biology itself. Our bodies are not just an individual entity - they're actually an ecosystem consisting of trillions of organisms - and this diversity is what makes a Biopocalypse possible. As soon as cures are found, the bugs will mutate. This will never be a war that can be won. We just have to make sure that we win more battles than the bugs do. And with that: good luck sleeping tonight.

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