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Razib Khan is a master of decoding ancient DNA to tell fascinating stories about our history and heritage. His Substack is essential reading for science nerds. You can also find Razib on Twitter here.
Timestamps:
2:39: Three mind-blowing facts from ancient DNA research
6:10 Will it be possible to know the average IQ of classical Athens?
8:35 How much signal do we lose if the population is representative?
10:15 Is there really more genetic diversity within Africa?
15:02 Is gene-culture co-evolution a kind of bottleneck or sieve?
18:45 Fighting between hunter-gatherers and farmers
24:15 Psychopaths as a development of mass society & the need for security
27:20 Dysgenics and the cyclical theory of civilizations
40:40 Modalities of innovation
44:15 The timeline for genetic engineering, speciation, and runaway selection
56:10 People are masturbating
57:00 Is immortality on the cards?
1:05:00 Is this the last century of technological civilization?
1:08:20 Changing aesthetic standards, the need for wisdom, and werewolves
1:15:43 When will we be able to talk about group differences freely?
1:16:52 Will conservatives inherit the Earth?
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