Episode Details

David Reich — How one small tribe conquered the world 70,000 years ago
8/29/2024
Dwarkesh Podcast

Key Insights

Bullish:

  • 🟢 $BIOTECH - There is significant potential for growth and discoveries in genetic research and ancient DNA studies, particularly in understudied regions and deep time lineages. While this suggests opportunities in the field, it's important to note that the context is purely scientific and does not directly translate to investment advice.
    • In ancient DNA, there is an extraordinary amount still to do.” - David (1:55:30)
    • I think that will reveal incredible richness. And I think that that's something that we should all look forward to, the insights that come from that, both in terms of the understanding of individual places, including places like many parts of Africa and South Asia and Australia and New Guinea and so on, where we essentially no data currently in terms of ancient DNA, but also in terms of deep, deep, deep time and the deep lineages that mix together to form us where we really have no sampling except for the Denisovans and Neanderthals right now.” - David (1:55:30)