David Reich on the 70,000-year human expansion and Yamnaya

Dwarkesh Patel · Podcast · 1 h 57 min · 2024 · YouTube title: David Reich — How one small tribe conquered the world 70,000 years ago

Why it's here

Recommended as a nuanced, up-to-date account of human prehistory from a leading researcher in ancient DNA.

What it covers

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.