Episode 1407 • • 1:00:29 - 1:03:25
1407: Gob of Goo
Ancient Aliens, Designer Viruses, Extraterrestrial Culling Theory
A segment from the History Channel's "Ancient Aliens" explores the theory that plagues and viruses could be extraterrestrial tools designed to cull the human population. "Ancient astronaut theorists" suggest that these microbes might be engineered to strengthen the human gene pool by eliminating those with genetic weaknesses. The hosts joke about adopting the title of "ancient astronaut theorist" for their own business cards.