Mission accomplished: I have now listened to all episodes of #RazibKhan 's #UnsupervisedLearning podcast.

https://unsupervisedlearning.libsyn.com/

#podcasts

@josephby Oh, there are many good substacks, and if I start subscribing to them then where would I stop?

I'm most tempted by #RazibKhan 's https://razib.substack.com/

Setting the record straight: open letter on E.O. Wilson's legacy
https://razib.substack.com/p/setting-the-record-straight-open

#EOWilson #ScientificAmerican #ScientificRacism #racism
#RazibKhan

Somehow my tag failed. It should read #RazibKhan , a geneticist, a man very well-read in history, someone worth following.

https://razib.substack.com/

https://www.gnxp.com/

@razibkhan

What caused the Sepoy Mutiny?

"Rumours swirled that the Enfield rifle cartridges distributed among the sepoys were greased with cow or pig fat. Soldiers needed to prise out the cartridges with their lips or teeth before use, a gross violation of the religious taboos of both Muslims and Hindus. Later investigations proved that the grease was indeed from pigs and cows, but the reason was self-interested cost-cutting by obtuse contractors."

https://unherd.com/2021/06/british-imperialism-didnt-destroy-india/

#RazibKhan #India

"What even is the steppe? A void so under-examined, its illustrious peoples don’t even merit a single umbrella term. An expanse so vast it spans eight time zones. A word I’m disappointed to find few know and a world fewer still explore. Does any region whose influence touched empires and cultures across Europe, the Middle East and China, languish less examined?"

Entering Steppelandia: pop. 7.7 billion - Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning
https://razib.substack.com/p/entering-steppelandia-pop-77-billion

#steppe
#RazibKhan

@jayeless Happened to run across a paper on East Asians vs. South Asians in US leadership roles linked to by #RazibKhan on Twitter: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/9/4590

#asians #uspol

15 books that will leave you changed - Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning
https://razib.substack.com/p/15-books-that-will-leave-you-changed

#books
#RazibKhan
#gnxp

@checkervest #RazibKhan has recommendations for history books here: https://www.gnxp.com/WordPress/2017/06/12/books-i-suggest-you-read-so-you-wont-be-misled-as-often/

(His ten desert island books are https://www.gnxp.com/WordPress/2020/10/23/ten-books-to-read-on-the-island/ )

I haven't read any of them myself, alas.

#history
#GNXP