David Reich — How one small tribe conquered the world 70,000 years ago
Dwarkesh Patel · 4 HN recommendations
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Dwarkesh Patel interviews ancient-DNA geneticist David Reich about human prehistory, including the small group that left Africa around 70,000 years ago and the Yamnaya expansion.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended as a nuanced, up-to-date account of human prehistory from a leading researcher in ancient DNA.
“David Reich is probably the leading researcher in this field and his description of our best guesses is highly nuanced and open to new data.” Read on HN ↗