May 1, 2026
The full episode is available here: https://www.razibkhan.com/p/10000-years-of-selection-in-western
Despite the preprint being out for two years, Akbari et al.’s Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection across West Eurasia publication in Nature this week has resulted in a massive media response. Though...
Apr 28, 2026
Today Razib talks to Matthew Schmitz, a journalist who previously served as an editor at the religious journal First Things. He is the cofounder of the online magazine Compact, alongside Edwin Aponte and Sohrab Ahmari. He currently serves as editor of Compact, religion editor of Washington Post Opinions, and co-host of...
Apr 25, 2026
On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to returning guest Megan McArdle. She is the author of The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success and a Washington Post columnist and op-ed board member. McArdle grew up in New York City and attended Riverdale Country School. She obtained...
Apr 23, 2026
You can find the complete monologue here: https://www.razibkhan.com/p/monologue-race-genetics-history-and
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On this episode, Razib talks about race, and how to think about
this touchy...
Apr 19, 2026
You can find the complete monologue here: https://www.razibkhan.com/p/monlogue-out-of-africa-is-not-dead
On this episode Razib talks about where we are when it comes to “Out-of-Africa,” Neanderthal origins and the broader state of understanding the dynamics of Homo evolution.