The Insight

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, hosts Spencer Wells and Razib Khan take us on a grand tour of human history. Scientific storytelling at its best.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 53m. Bisher sind 103 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

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episode 13: 23andMe, the FDA, and Our Genomic Future


Spencer, 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.


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 March 14, 2018  35m
 
 

episode 12: Paradise Lost


This week Spencer and Razib discuss the three great "Pleistocene Paradises" lost to rising sea levels at the end of the last Ice Age: Doggerland, Beringia and Sundaland.


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 March 7, 2018  46m
 
 

episode 11: Chris Stringer and The Human Revolution


This week Spencer and Razib discuss the Out of Africa theory, Neanderthal admixture, and The Human Revolution with Chris Stringer, Head of Human Origins Research at London's Natural History Museum.


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 March 1, 2018  52m
 
 

episode 10: Cheddar: More Than A Cheese


This week, Spencer and Razib do a deep dive into the early history of the British Isles, focusing specifically on the famous "Cheddar Man." Who were the first Brits, and what did they really look like?


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 February 22, 2018  40m
 
 

episode 9: Darwin Day Special: Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?


Spencer and Razib discuss Charles Darwin's scientific impact on our understanding of evolution, and delve into the mechanism by which selection - both natural and sexual - produces biological change.


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 February 15, 2018  47m
 
 

episode 8: Journey of Man Redux


15 years after the premiere of the PBS/National Geographic documentary ‘Journey of Man’ and the publication of Spencer’s book, Spencer and Razib talk about the impact they have had on the public’s understanding of genetics and human...


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 February 8, 2018  1h3m
 
 

episode 7: Ancestry Deconvoluted


Spencer and Razib discuss how geneticists infer ancestry from genomic data, with guest Joe Pickrell - geneticist, founder & CEO of consumer genomics startup Gencove.  Find out why telling you you’re 6% Greek is harder than it seems…


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 February 1, 2018  41m
 
 

episode 6: Consumer Genomics Goes Mainstream


Spencer, Razib and Gareth discuss the past, present and future of consumer genomics, from its early days as a cottage industry to where it goes in 2018 - and beyond.


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 January 25, 2018  34m
 
 

episode 5: The Indo-European Enigma


Razib and Spencer discuss the genetic evidence for the migration of Bronze Age Indo-Aryan steppe nomads across Eurasia, including the political issues surrounding their impact on the Indian subcontinent.


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 January 17, 2018  27m
 
 

episode 4: Neander-Me Part 2


Today, humans are the only species of hominin in the world. 50,000 years ago, however, we were not alone - our cousins, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, walked the Earth with us. Their legacy lives on in our genomes today. Razib and Spencer take us on...


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 January 11, 2018  40m