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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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