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Where did we come from? One of humanity's most basic questions, the answer is fascinating. Weaving together insights from the fields of genetics, archaeology, linguistics, and paleoanthropology, hos... more
FAQs about The Insight:How many episodes does The Insight have?The podcast currently has 102 episodes available.
June 11, 2020Psychiatry and genesRazib talks to Dr. Emily Deans on what's like to work in psychiatry today in a world with personal genomics. https://twitter.com/evolutionarypsy...more49minPlay
June 03, 2020American Downfall: Cultural evolution, Peter Turchin, and the return of historySpencer and Razib discuss current events in the context of cultural evolution. The history of decline, the American "Empire", and Peter Turchin's thoughts on social disorder http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/the_2020/...more1h 25minPlay
May 28, 2020The genetic basis of facial variationThis week Razib talks to Dan Crouch about what we know about the genetics of the variation shape and features. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/4/E676.short...more59minPlay
May 21, 2020Ancient DNA and ChinaSpencer and Razib discuss the latest ancient DNA work that sheds light on East Asian prehistory (and also some coronavirus status update) https://reich.hms.harvard.edu/sites/reich.hms.harvard.edu/files/inline-files/YangSciecne2020.pdf (excuse the "sound effects" early in the podcast!)...more54minPlay
May 14, 2020Chris Stringer on paleoanthropology in 2020Razib catches up with Chris Stinger on the state of paleoanthropology in 2020 and the ramifications of what genetics has taught us about the diversity in Denisovans in the past few years!...more1h 5minPlay
May 07, 2020Genetically Modified OrganismsRazib talks to Chad Niederhuth at Michigan State on the promise of GMO agriculture! http://niederhuthlab.com/...more51minPlay
May 01, 2020Coronavirus 2020: vaccination and the specter of revolutionSpencer and Razib discuss the state of the pandemic, why Spencer is skeptical of rapid vaccine development, and the political and cultural fallout of COVID-19. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/29/847755751/compared-to-china-u-s-stay-at-home-has-been-a-giant-garden-party-journalist-says https://medium.com/@spwells...more1h 5minPlay
April 25, 2020Alfred Russel Wallace and the Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian ArchipelagoSpencer describes Wallace's encounter with Indonesia and his insight into evolution by natural selection....more27minPlay
April 22, 2020Genetics, genealogy, and secrets unknownRazib talks to Libby Copeland about her new book, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/lost-family_9781419743009/...more55minPlay
April 16, 2020Coronavirus 2020: preamble to Weimar?Spencer and Razib discuss the updates to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 as of mid-April. Spencer delves into the possible social and cultural ramifications, and they both discuss the trajectory internationally and into the future....more1h 18minPlay
FAQs about The Insight:How many episodes does The Insight have?The podcast currently has 102 episodes available.