Bill Maher and Neil deGrasse Tyson exchange on male-female inequity in sports

Bill Maher and Neil deGrasse Tyson spar over male-female “inequity’s” in sports.

Maher: Tyson has used his astrophysicist credentials to spout absurd views about day-to-day changes in gender identity.

Authors of Scientific American article say there are biological differences between males and females that affect athletic performance, though not entirely in males' favor.

American Sarah Thomas holds the world record for the swims that are the longest ( 2017 , Lake Champlain , 104.6 miles , over 67 hours ), second -longest ( 2019 , four -way cross of the English Channel , 84 miles ). Penny Lee Dean held English Channel world record ( 7:40 ) for 17 years ( 1978 till 1995 ) She still holds world record in swimming from Catalina to California , a mark she set in 1976 .