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title: Private channel session 1429
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ended_at: "2021-05-24T13:38:18"
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A slack conversation of 12 messages spanning 1h 45m.

# Metadata

- **Started:** 2021-05-24T11:52:21
- **Ended:** 2021-05-24T13:38:18
- **Duration:** 1h 45m
- **Participants:** 3
- **Source:** [slack_pm](/sources/slack-pm.md)
- **Pages:** 860-861

# Participants

* [Andrew Rambaut](/people/andrew-rambaut.md)
* [Edward C. Holmes](/people/edward-c-holmes.md)
* [Kristian G. Andersen](/people/kristian-g-andersen.md)
* [Robert F. Garry](/people/robert-f-garry.md)

# Transcript

**[2021-05-24T11:52:21] Robert F. Garry:** Hmmmm [shared file(s): The Wuhan Lab Leak Question_ A Disused Chinese Mine Takes Center Stage - WSJ.pdf]

**[2021-05-24T11:59:33] Kristian G. Andersen:** Full-on conspiracy by now. Interesting quote from Bernard Roizman. :face_with_rolling_eyes:

**[2021-05-24T11:59:43] Robert F. Garry:** The miners that got sick from going into the mine were not virologists, or botanists for that matter.

**[2021-05-24T12:07:36] Robert F. Garry:** Letter is strong - we need to get it out.

**[2021-05-24T12:29:32] Kristian G. Andersen:** Wait, what?? [shared file(s): Screen Shot 2021-05-24 at 12.28.50 PM.png]

**[2021-05-24T12:37:11] Robert F. Garry:** Republicans

**[2021-05-24T12:41:12] Robert F. Garry:** Remember he "totally dismantled" the multi-market virological post, not to mention his Bayesian analysis [which - it'sa bit beyond me - involves mathematics to some degree].

**[2021-05-24T12:45:29] Kristian G. Andersen:** Yup - I'm glad to see they select people based on merit and not based on their views. I went through his Bayesian analysis - it's kinda funny and oh so wrong.

**[2021-05-24T13:27:55] Edward C. Holmes:** https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/penn-scientists-prefer-one-covid-19-origin-over-another

**[2021-05-24T13:29:17] Edward C. Holmes:** Obviously Susan Weiss is a good person to have on board

**[2021-05-24T13:36:46] Edward C. Holmes:** Jeremy Page asked me to comment for the WSJ and he said they would write a 'balanced' piece. I knew he was talking shit. All this press and there has not been a SINGLE PIECE of new evidence for the lab leak.

**[2021-05-24T13:38:18] Kristian G. Andersen:** Exactly. The recent interest is driven not by data, but rather by a lack thereof.