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.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 21 hours 54 minutes

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episode 29: Natural Selection and "Deep Learning"


Evolutionary biology and computer science don't seem to have much in common. But this week Razib talks to a geneticist who brings both together in his research. 


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 May 30, 2019  1h13m
 
 

episode 30: Evolution of Family


Razib discusses the evolutionary and ecological context of human families with Dr. Rebecca Sear. 


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 June 6, 2019  48m
 
 

episode 31: Obesity and genetic prediction


Razib talks to a researcher who developed a method to predict extreme obesity looking at genetic profiles. Show notes: 


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 June 13, 2019  50m
 
 

episode 32: Tibetan Denisovans


Razib talks about a Denisovan finding from Tibet with Dr. Frido Welker. Show notes: 


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 June 19, 2019  39m
 
 

episode 33: Scandinavian Genetics


Talking the genetic history of Scandinavians with Torsten Günther. Show notes 


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 June 26, 2019  52m