The Intersex Gambit | Paradox Animations

Описание: Just as the complexities of quantum mechanics are sometimes used to validate mystical beliefs about reality, so too the complexities of sex determination are sometimes used to validate mystical beliefs about biological sex. We call this "The Intersex Gambit."

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This video was inspired from a Twitter thread by UK researcher Andy Lewis (@lecanardnoir) [https://twitter.com/lecanardnoir/stat...]. You can find his work at [http://www.quackometer.net], where he exposes medical pseudoscience and quackery.

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