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Lab Leak Fever
The COVID-19 Origin Theory that Sabotaged Science and Society
Aug 1, 2025
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Treacherous ancestry
An extraordinary hunt for the ghosts of SARS-CoV-2
Apr 11, 2024
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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US virus hunting grant quietly canceled after influence campaign
Myth and magical thinking is the new pandemic prevention policy
Sep 10, 2023
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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How social media destroys democratic discourse, explained in 6 easy figures
Jan 18, 2025
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Treacherous ancestry
Apr 11, 2024
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Lableak truther loses $100,000 in his own debate
Feb 22, 2024
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Nature’s neglected GoF laboratory
Mar 21, 2022
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Exclusive: The inside story behind the search for the origins of COVID-19
Apr 5, 2025
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Denounce, deny, deceive
Mar 1, 2023
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Effective dunking on science frauds /w Dave Farina
Science Counterpunch - S1 Ep2
Feb 20
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Science under Siege /w Peter Hotez and Michael Mann
Science Counterpunch - Episode 1
Feb 13
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Announcing: Science Counterpunch
Fighting back for science & scientists was never more urgent
Feb 12
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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The AI Race to Reboot Feudalism
Let's be honest about why they gamble everything
Nov 8, 2025
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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The Brazilian clue
Or: another L for lab leak believers
Oct 31, 2025
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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"Teaching the controversy" and other terrible takes on COVID-19 origins
A new campaign to turn retconned fanfiction into teaching material is underway
Oct 21, 2025
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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Book review: Exposing the forces behind anti-science aggression
“Science Under Siege,” by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is a plain-spoken, naming-names, rallying cry for protectors of science to not go quietly…
Oct 6, 2025
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Philipp Markolin, PhD
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