Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

Nikolai Yakovenko: the wages of the Hugging Face hack

Nikolai Yakovenko is back on the podcast because of the Hugging Face hack. Yakovenko is a former professional poker player, and was a research scientist at Google, Twitte

Werner Zagrebbi: Adventures in Forbidden Data

Collin Hogue-Spears: How AI Works in China

Today, Razib talks to Collin Hogue-Spears, a cybersecurity and artificial intelligence governance expert with more than 20 years of experience in technology, product mana

Daniel Di Martino: a Latino immigrant on immigration (and Venezuela)

On this episode, Razib talks to Daniel Di Martino, a Venezuelan-born economist, speaker, and fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where his research centers on immigration

Richard Hanania and Steve Sailer: noticing the kakistocracy

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning we have a double-feature with Richard Hanania and Steve Sailer. Hanania holds a law degree from the University of Chicago and a P

Jason Scharf: Austin's present and future as Texas' tech hub

Today Razib talks to Jason Scharf, a biotech investor and podcaster. A native of San Diego, Scharf is an angel investor and startup advisor focused on the intersection of

Destiny (Steven Bonnell II): a liberal in the age of radical progressives and MAGA

On this episode, Razib talks to streamer and political commentator Destiny (Steven Bonnell II). Destiny first gained prominence in the late 2000s as a professional player

Joseph Robertson: bringing Reform UK to the top of British politics

The UK is now in political turmoil, as Keir Starmer has announced his resignation. The next British election is still three years away, but it is hotly anticipated becaus

Zineb Riboua: Rising Tides of the Third World

Today on Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Zineb Riboua, a research fellow and program manager of Hudson Institute's Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East.

Brianna Wu: the case for liberalism

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Brianna Wu. Wu is an American video game developer, programmer, and political activist best known as the co-founde

Dan Hess: the end of Asians and humanity going to the retirement home

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib has a wide-ranging conversation, again, with Dan Hess, the man behind the More Births account on social media. An engineer

Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou: the last Hellenes and the children of the Yamnaya

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to geneticist Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou about two papers, Ancient DNA evidence for the history of the Albanians an

Nikolai Yakovenko: 4 years into the age of AI

It's been a minute since we've had Nikolai Yakovenko on the podcast. Yakovenko is a former professional poker player,and was a research scientist at Google, Twitter and N

Chris Rufo: the California project

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Christopher Rufo. Rufo is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. A contributing editor at

Gregory Cochran: 15 years after The 10,000 Year Explosion

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning, Razib talks to physicist Gregory Cochran. Cochran is best known for his work in human evolution, often at the intersection of bi

Russ Greene: the rise of Total Boomer Luxury Communism

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to Russ Greene, who promoted the idea of "Total Boomer Luxury Communism." Greene currently serves as the Executive Di

10,000 years of selection (in Western Eurasia)

The full episode is available here: https://www.razibkhan.com/p/10000-years-of-selection-in-western Despite the preprint being out for two years, Akbari et al.'s Ancien

Matthew Schmitz: Christianity as identity, New Atheism and the Texas of Lord Hanuman

Today Razib talks to Matthew Schmitz, a journalist who previously served as an editor at the religious journal First Things. He is the cofounder of the online magazine Co

Megan McArdle: the follies of populism, impending fiscal crisis, and the whirlwind of AI

On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to returning guest Megan McArdle. She is the author of The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success an

Monologue: Race - genetics, history and sociology

You can find the complete monologue here: https://www.razibkhan.com/p/monologue-race-genetics-history-and This is where you will find all the podcasts from Razib Khan'