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The Insight

The Insight

Insitome: Your guide to the story of you

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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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Insight episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Insight for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Insight episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Insight - Ancient Egyptian genetics
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03/04/20 • 45 min

Razib and Spencer talk about the history of ancient Egypt, and the insights genetics can shed on the origins of the ancient Egyptians https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15694

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The Insight - Altitude Adaptation and Denisovans
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05/22/19 • 52 min

Razib talks to Emilia Huerta-Sanchez about her finding that altitude adaptation in Tibetans is due to Denisovan admixture. https://pxlme.me/RECg03af

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The Insight - The Greatest Human Journey
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09/20/18 • 59 min

This week, Razib and Spencer discuss the genetics and peopling of Hawaii

Show notes: https://pxlme.me/HB8t-6GG

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The Insight - Violence and Warfare!
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07/12/18 • 52 min

Spencer and Razib discuss the history, psychology, and biology of violence and warfare, from Rousseau to Hobbes.

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The Insight - The genetics of Native Americans
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11/15/18 • 58 min

This week, Spencer and Razib talk about the history and genetics of the Native Americans. Show notes: https://pxlme.me/ovEQFyCr

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The Insight - Ten years of human genetics and evolution
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12/20/19 • 113 min

What was big in human evolution and genetics over the last 10 years? https://blog.insito.me/top-10-human-genetics-evolution-developments-of-the-2010s-1a8c5c213d35?

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The Insight - Solving the Missing Heritability
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04/10/19 • 60 min

Razib talks to Alexander Young on whether the missing heritability is solved, and what it is in the first place https://pxlme.me/LgByOD37

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The Insight - Genetically Modified Organisms
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05/07/20 • 50 min

Razib talks to Chad Niederhuth at Michigan State on the promise of GMO agriculture! http://niederhuthlab.com/

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The Insight - The Genetics of the Finns
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10/17/18 • 47 min

This week Spencer and Razib talk about the genetics of the Finns, and the Uralic people more generally. Show notes: https://pxlme.me/GYn1-9Jv

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The Insight - Genetics of Papuans
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02/04/20 • 61 min

Razib talks to Anders Bergstrom of the Crick Institute about the genetic history of New Guinea https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802383/

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Insight have?

The Insight currently has 102 episodes available.

What topics does The Insight cover?

The podcast is about Genetics, History, Natural Sciences, Podcasts, Science and Anthropology.

What is the most popular episode on The Insight?

The episode title 'Two cultures, humanities and science' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Insight?

The average episode length on The Insight is 55 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Insight released?

Episodes of The Insight are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of The Insight?

The first episode of The Insight was released on Dec 12, 2017.

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