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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.
May 30, 2018She Has Her Mother's LaughThis week Spencer and Razib talk to renowned science journalist Carl Zimmer about his new book, She Has Her Mother's Laugh....more1h 16minPlay
May 24, 2018Molecular Population GeneticsRazib talks to professor Matthew Hahn of Indiana University about population and molecular genetics, and how the two have combined to form one field....more50minPlay
May 09, 2018The Evolutionary Importance of Mothers and GrandmothersSpencer and Razib talk to Kristen Hawkes, proponent of "The Grandmother Hypothesis," about the importance of mothers and grandmothers in human evolutionary history....more57minPlay
May 02, 2018The Golden State Killer and the Genetic PanopticonThis week, Spencer and Razib talk to genetic genealogist Roberta Estes about the Golden State Killer case and how the rise of genetic genealogy and citizen science databases helped to track down the suspect....more59minPlay
April 18, 2018Lee Berger and the Dawn of "Big Data" in PaleoanthropologyLee Berger sits down with Razib and Spencer to discuss his work in paleoanthropology, the discovery of Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi, and the new era of "big data" in a field previously characterized by relatively few well-studied hominin specimens....more1h 23minPlay
April 12, 2018The Genetics of Human BehaviorThis week Spencer and Razib talk to Stuart Ritchie, a leading behavioral geneticist, about the genetics of intelligence and personality....more1h 10minPlay
April 04, 2018Jewish Genetics: The Exodus Comes Full CircleThis week, Spencer and Razib discuss the genetics of Jewish populations. From an origin in the Fertile Crescent thousands of years ago to a worldwide diaspora, it's a fascinating story of faith, migration and admixture....more46minPlay
March 28, 2018Inside HelixThis week Spencer and Razib talk to James Lu, co-founder of Helix, about the past, present and future of the "app store for personal genomics."...more33minPlay
March 21, 2018Multiregionalism is Dead...Long Live Multiregionalism!This week, Razib talks with renowned paleoanthropologist Milford Wolpoff about how he was both wrong and right about human evolution....more49minPlay
March 14, 201823andMe, the FDA, and Our Genomic FutureSpencer, Razib and Gareth discuss the recent launch of breast cancer susceptibility (BRCA) testing by 23andMe, including the science behind the test and the policy challenges surrounding direct-to-consumer medical testing....more36minPlay
FAQs about The Insight:How many episodes does The Insight have?The podcast currently has 102 episodes available.