Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning
Razib Khan engages a diverse array of thinkers on all topics under the sun. Genetics, history, and politics. See: http://razib.substack.com/
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 214
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Jason Richwine: an immigration restrictionist speaks
Last month Razib talked to Alex Nowrestah of the Cato Institute about the state of migration and policy in the US in 2022. An enthusiast for immigration, Nowrestah expressed some chagrin that the is…
Sir Walter F. Bodmer: from R.A. Fisher to genomics
Three of R.A. Fisher’s Ph.D. students remain active today, C. R Rao at age 101 and A. W. F. Edwards, and W. F. Bodmer, both 86. Bodmer was not only a student of Fisher, the cofounder of both populat…
Francis Young: Lithuanian paganism during the Reformation
The official conversion of the nation of Lithuania to Christianity was in 1387. This means officially Lithuanians have been Christian for 635 years, and did not adopt the religion until more than 1,0…
Molson Hart: "Chimerica" and the supply chain
Alex Nowrasteh: the last migration expert standing
In this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Alex Nowrasteh, the director of economic and social policy studies at the Cato Institute. Alex is also the author of Wretched Refuse?: The Poli…
James Lee: genes and educational attainment
In this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to James Lee, a professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota. Lee is a co-author of a new paper in Nature, Polygenic prediction of educa…
Josiah Neeley: energy matters
On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Josiah Neeley, Senior Fellow in Energy at the R Street Institute and co-host of the Urbane Cowboys podcast. They discuss the past, present and …
Jacob L. Shapiro: geopolitical pasts, present and futures
Samo Burja: Bismarck Analysis and geopolitical uncertainty
On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib welcomes back Samo Burja, a guest who needs no introduction for long-time listeners. Burja is the podcast’s first third-time guest, and with good reason…
Zack Stentz: Andromeda to X-Men
On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Zack Stentz, a screenwriter and producer in Hollywood, and a former journalist. His credits include 2011 films X-Men: First Class and Thor, as …
Sarah Haider: from Ex-Muslim to gender atheist
Muhammad Sohail Raza: A Pakistani genomicist in Beijing
Suhag Shukla: American Hinduism in 2022
A black American technologist in China
Over the past generation, China has gone from a developing nation of bicycles and Volkswagens to a global economic juggernaut that is Mercedes-Benz’s single biggest market. You can track this transfo…
Caleb Watney: onward and upward with progress
Caleb Watney is the co-president of The Institute for Progress (along with Alec Stapp), which exists to foster innovation and technological advancemen…
Chad Orzel: A Brief History of Timekeeping
Chad Orzel is a physicist and science writer who has been blogging for twenty years. He’s the author of four books, Breakfast with Einstein: The Exoti…
William Gunn: from the bench to tech
Have you ever wondered how academic publishing works? If you’re not in academia, probably not, but you might be surprised by how much intrigue and pol…
Rav Arora: psychedelics and spirituality
Chris Arnade: walking across America
Today’s podcast guest, erstwhile scientist and bond-trader Chris Arnade is a cultural commentator, photographer and novelist. Arnade’s father was a re…