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Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning

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20:03

Mike White: academia and genomics in the 21st century

Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning ·

2026/03/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Mike White, a Genetics professor at the Washington University in St. Louis. White has a position at the School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he leads a research team focused on understanding the biophysical architecture of regulatory DNA. He earned a B.A. in music before pivoting to the sciences, receiving his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Rochester

29:59

Aaron Renn: Heartland urbanism and leaving Left...

Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning ·

2026/02/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Aaron Renn. Renn is a writer, consultant, and urban analyst known for his work on the challenges facing American cities and religious institutions in the 21st century. He is a contributor to The American Reformer and the author of Life in the Negative World, a book exploring the cultural shifts regarding Christianity in America. Renn previously served as a Senior

25:02

Daniel Tabin: ancient DNA, the good, bad and ugly

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2026/02/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Daniel Tabin, a 5th-year Ph.D. student in David Reich’s lab in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology. His research focuses on using ancient and modern DNA to answer questions about human history. Tabin completed a degree in Computer Science and Math and Master’s in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He Ph.D. project involves the population

94:18

Joe Henrich and Cosimo Posth: the weirdest people in...

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2026/02/04

Between 2017 and 2020 Razib co-hosted the podcast The Insight. A year ago it went offline, but now the archives are back! On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib re-posts two important episodes from The Insight. First, a conversation with evolutionary anthropologist Joe Henrich about his 2020 book The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous. Second, starting at 51 minutes and 45 seconds, Razib interviews Cosimo Posth about a

29:59

Peter Nimitz: the story of the Slavs

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2026/01/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Peter Nimitz about the rise of the Slavs. His Substack, titled Nemets, explores world history through the lenses of archaeology, paleogenetics, and historical processes. His writing focuses on "deep history," such as the Bronze Age Collapse and the migration of Indo-European peoples, while connecting these ancient shifts to broader patterns of civilizational rise and

15:02

Jesse Arm: Gen Z Republicans and their views

Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning ·

2026/01/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode Razib talks to Jesse Arm, VP of external affairs at the Manhattan Institute. His writing and commentary have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, New York Post, Fox News, City Journal and Jerusalem Post. Arm graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, where he majored in international political economy, and studied language and international affairs at Tel Aviv

21:11

Davide Piffer: how Europeans became white

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2026/01/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to Davide Piffer, whose Substack examines genetic differences between populations. Piffer has been publishing on human genetic variation for a decade, and recently started a Substack, Piffer Pilfer, exploring similar issues in detail over a series of posts.Razib asks Piffer about the difficulties in analyzing polygenic scores from quantitative traits in ancient DNA

20:02

Aneil Mallavarapu: why machine intelligence will...

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2026/01/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comToday Razib talks to Aneil Mallavarapu, a scientist and technology leader based in Austin, Texas, whose career bridges the fields of biochemistry, systems biology, and software engineering. He earned his doctorate in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from the University of California, and has held academic positions at Harvard Medical School, where he contributed to the Department of Systems Biology and developed the "Little

19:59

Richard Hanania: his break with the Right and the...

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2026/01/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode Razib, talks to Richard Hanania, a returning guest to the podcast. Hanania holds a Ph.D. from UCLA, a J.D. from the University of Chicago, and an undergraduate degree from CU Boulder in linguistics. He is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe and UnHerd, and has his own newsletter. Hanania is also the author of The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity

14:59

Monologue: sex differences, 2 billion years B.P. to now

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2026/01/02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode, Razib talks about:* Why sex is evolutionarily deep and persists* Why males and females exist* Cultural norms of patriarchy* The feminist revolution and its connection to the rise of modern liberalism* Male-female differences in biology (size, strength and anatomy)* Male-female differences in psychology* How psychological differences impact individual performance and social norms* Why hyper-patriarchal

20:02

Monologue: year-end review of Proto-Indo-European...

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2025/12/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsuperivsed Learning Razib reviews two big stories he has followed and written about on this Substack in 2025, Indo-European origins and how genomics has illuminated human evolution.* Two Steppes forward, one step back: parsing our Indo-European past* The cave where it happened: Denisova cavern’s congress of ancient peoples* The wandering Fulani: children of the Green Sahara* John Hawks and Chris

20:00

Francis Young: Baltic paganism in modern times

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2025/12/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode, Razib talks to returning guest, Francis Young, a historian who teaches at Oxford. Young specialises in the history of religion and belief from ancient times to the present day, and provides expert indexes for academic books and translates medieval and early modern Latin. He holds a PhD from Cambridge University and is the author, editor or co-author of over 20 books. On his last visit to the podcast, he

20:00

Eric Cline: Love, War and Diplomacy, international...

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2025/12/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib again talks to George Washington University archaeologist Eric Cline. The author of 1177 B.C. - The Year Civilization Collapsed and After 1177 B.C. - The Survival of Civilizations, Cline has a new book out, Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed. While 1177 B.C. closed with the end of the first global

19:59

Shadi Hamid: American power and the post-woke age

Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning ·

2025/12/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks again with Washington Post columnist and repeat guest Shadi Hamid (listen to previous episodes). A native Pennsylvanian of Egyptian ethnic background and Islamic faith, Hamid completed his Ph.D. in politics at Oxford University. He is co-host of the Wisdom of Crowds podcast and website with Damir Marusic, and now the author of his own Substack and a recent book, The

20:04

Vishal Ganesan and Anang Mittal: American Hinduism...

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2025/12/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comCyber week deals continue. Lock in a lifetime subscription rate 25% off. Annual subscriptions now at $59/year (a $20 savings). This is my only yearly sale. Thanks for reading and thanks for subscribing!On this episode, Razib talks to Vishal Ganesan and Anang Mittal, two Indian-American Hindus who have been thinking about the role of their faith in the present, and past, of the American social landscape. Ganesan is a

19:58

John Hawks and Chris Stringer: Neanderthals,...

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2025/11/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comOn this very special episode, Razib talks to paleoanthroplogists John Hawks and Chris Stringer. Hawks is a paleoanthropologist who has been a researcher and commentator in human evolutionary biology and paleoanthropology for over two decades. With a widely read weblog (now on Substack), a book on Homo naledi, and highly cited scientific papers, Hawks is an essential voice in understanding the origins of our species. He

20:01

Sean Trende: 2025 elections and political...

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2025/11/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comToday Razib talks to Sean Trende. He is a prominent American political analyst who currently serves as the Senior Elections Analyst for RealClearPolitics, a position he has held since 2010. He is also a Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and a lecturer at The Ohio State University, where he earned his Ph.D. in political science in 2023. Before transitioning to full-time political analysis, Trende practiced

30:02

Alex Young: IQ, disease and statistical genomics

Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning ·

2025/11/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comThis week on the Unsupervised Learning Podcast, Razib talks to returning guest Alex Young of UCLA and Herasight. Trained originally as a mathematician, Young studied statistics and computational biology at the University of Cambridge before doing a doctorate in genomic medicine and statistics at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, under Peter Donnelly. He also worked at deCODE Genetics in

20:00

Zineb Riboua: Zohran Mamdani and Third-Worldism...

Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning ·

2025/11/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comToday on Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Zineb Riboua, a research fellow and program manager of Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East. She specializes in Chinese and Russian involvement in the Middle East, the Sahel, and North Africa, great power competition in the region, and Israeli-Arab relations. Riboua’s pieces and commentary have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy,

30:04

Ed West: visitor from a dying empire

Razib Khan"s Unsupervised Learning ·

2025/11/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comToday Razib talks to Ed West, a British journalist and author. He has served as deputy editor of UnHerd and The Catholic Herald, and has written columns for The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph. He runs the Substack newsletter Wrong Side of History, where he explores culture, politics, and the longue durée of Western history. West is the author of books including Small Men on the Wrong Side of History and The Diversity

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