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Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

Razib Khan
Artificial Intelligence
Genetics
Immigration
Indo-Europeans
China
Social Media
Archaeology
Ancient DNA
Trump Administration
Immigration Policy
Donald Trump
Deepnewz
Large Language Models
Nvidia
Demographics
Cultural Identity
Genomics
Neanderthals
Democratic Party
Caste System

Razib Khan engages a diverse array of thinkers on all topics under the sun. Genetics, history, and politics. See: razib.substack.com/

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Today Razib talks to Jonathan P. Beauchamp, an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University, where his research focuses on applied microeconomics, behavioral economics, and the emerging field of "genoeconomics". He holds a Ph.D. in Eco... more

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Philippe Lemoine is a researcher and writer specializing in the philosophy of science, statistical analysis, and epidemiology. He is a PhD candidate in philosophy at Cornell University. Previously, he was a Research Fellow at the Center for the Study... more

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Today, Ramez Naam returns 5 years after his original appearance on the podcast. In 2003, he wrote More Than Human: Embracing the Promise of Biological Enhancement. Naam is also the author of three science fiction books: Crux, Apex, and Nexus. In... more

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Today Razib talks to Jerry Z. Muller, a historian and professor emeritus of history at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., specializing in modern European intellectual history, capitalism, conservatism, and German and Jewish histo... more

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Recent Guests

Jonathan P. Beauchamp
Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center
George Mason University
Episode: Jonathan Beauchamp: Genoeconomics arise!
Philippe Lemoine
Researcher and writer specializing in philosophy of science, statistical analysis and epidemiology; PhD candidate at Cornell.
Cornell University
Episode: Philippe Lemoine: France of the riots and revolution
Ramez Naam
Technology writer, futurist, and author of science fiction and nonfiction books.
Episode: Ramez Naam: a solar future against AI-doomerism
Jerry Z. Muller
Historian and professor emeritus specializing in modern European intellectual history
The Catholic University of America
Episode: Jerry Z. Muller: academia today, intellectual history in the past and AI in the future
Theo Jaffee
Writer and podcaster, and co-host of Monitoring the Situation
Monitoring the Situation
Episode: Theo Jaffee: monitoring the "singularity"
Scott Greer
Conservative writer, author, podcaster, and contributor to The American Conservative
Highly Respected
Episode: Scott Greer: Whitepill and Sunbelt
Brian Chau
Entrepreneur, technologist, cultural critic; founder of effort.news
effort.news
Episode: Brian Chau: noticing with technology + investigative journalism
Kyle Orton
Security analyst focusing on terrorism in the Middle East; fellow substacker
Self-employed / Substack author
Episode: Kyle Orton: Muslims before Islam
Nikolai Yakovenko
AI entrepreneur and practitioner
Harvey (AI SaaS) / open-source AI community
Episode: Nikolai Yakovenko: the wages of the Hugging Face hack

Host

Razib Khan
Writer and researcher covering genetics, history and politics

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 576 ratings
  • Absolute fool

    All I did was listen to this guys interview with Eric Cline. He’s an idiot who loves to hear himself speak. Not going to to waste my time further with someone who won’t do basic research before interviewing an expert.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Smokesmadnugz
    United States4 months ago
  • Hard but rewarding

    If someone created a word cloud of these podcasts top three terms would be:

    1. Yeah

    2. Whatever

    3. (Indecipherable Crosstalk)

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Stuff and Nonsense
    United Kingdom9 months ago
  • Outstanding History and Science w

    Razib’s Unsupervised Learning is one of the most interesting and stimulating podcasts in my feed. He mixes interviews with serious academics dealing with genetics, paleogenetics, ancheology, and history with monologues explaining important paper and broader swaths of study.

    If you grew up fascinated by history, pre-history, and science, this is an amazing way to keep up with the cutting edge of the field.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Brendan Hodge
    United States2 years ago
  • Unsupervised Learning

    Mind-blowing revelations about the history of our species from the frontier of the science of paleo-genetics, delivered in an engaging and approachable style.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Elron23
    United States2 years ago
  • A passionate and qualified content creator.

    Razib Khan is a unique gem with his interests, knowledge, training and passion. Being both a geneticist and historian I find myself hanging on to every word when a new report or update comes out and Razib presents an article or podcast. His attention to detail combined with enthusiasm and passion, makes him enjoyable to follow. He also isn’t afraid to do honest speculation, when question or void is at hand. Razib will also cover some politics, as well as tech and social groups with in and around... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JS1269
    United States2 years ago

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Some listeners report inconsistent audio levels and occasional difficulty hearing overlapping conversation.
Many praise the host's breadth of knowledge and ability to make complex science and history accessible to interested general audiences.
The range across science, history, technology and politics attracts curious listeners, while political and culture-war discussions are more divisive.
Listeners value the distinctive coverage of genetics, ancient DNA, human origins and prehistory, often describing it as unusually deep and informative.
Expert guests and cross-disciplinary conversations are a recurring strength, though some listeners find the host's long introductions and questions overextended.

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Jonathan Beauchamp: Genoeconomics arise!
Q: What are the prospects for whole-genome sequencing in educational attainment and other genoeconomic research?
Beauchamp expects sequencing to expand research and improve the genetic variation researchers can account for, although rare variants are difficult to estimate precisely and the added predictive power for educational attainment remains an open question.
Jonathan Beauchamp: Genoeconomics arise!
Q: What is genoeconomics?
Beauchamp defines it as the intersection of genetics and economics: using genetic methods to study economic traits and applying genetic evidence to questions such as human development, inequality, and intergenerational mobility.
Jerry Z. Muller: academia today, intellectual history in the past and AI in the future
Q: How are you feeling as an intellectual historian to see the birth of what could be, I don't know for sure, I don't know what it even means to say a new species, a new life form, but kind of a new way to engage with text, with thought, and it's also transforming intellectual production, writing?
Muller sees AI as an unprecedented set of evolving technologies that can greatly extend the abilities of people who know how to use it, while also risking intellectual atrophy among people who rely on it instead of thinking for themselves.
Jerry Z. Muller: academia today, intellectual history in the past and AI in the future
Q: Can it be reformed or are we just inevitably going to have to reboot these institutions?
Muller favors fixing existing universities, while recognizing challenges beyond ideology, including expanded enrollment, uneven academic preparation, vocational expectations and AI. He expects some vocational training to separate from liberal arts education and research.
Ramez Naam: a solar future against AI-doomerism
Q: Why are you skeptical of recursive self-improvement?
Naam points to diminishing returns in how AI improves research output, the limits of software-only feedback loops, hardware development timelines, and the difficulty of acquiring reliable data from the real world.

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Long-form conversations connect genetics, human history, science, technology, economics and politics. Writer and researcher Razib Khan interviews academics, authors, analysts and practitioners, often drawing out how evidence from one field can reshape questions in another. Topics range from population genetics and ancient societies to artificial intelligence, energy, immigration, higher education and political movements. The format also includes solo explanations of research and historical subjects, alongside interviews that pair expert knowledge with probing, sometimes wide-ranging discussion. Its distinctive appeal is the combination of deep interest in genetics and prehistory with an unusually broad reach across current affairs and socia... more

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