what subscribers say

“I’m so glad you wrote this – these misunderstandings have been driving me batty for more than a decade, and you’re the first to expose them so clearly, systematically, and entertainingly. I wish I were editing Best Science and Nature Writing this year, so I could feature it!”

-Steven Pinker, Ph.D.

“Razib Khan’s two part essay on Indian history is brilliant. While it’s long for a blog post, you’ll learn more about India than you would in many full length books.”

-Scott Sumner, Ph.D.

“Bro, I’m really digging your newsletter!”

-Carlos D. Bustamante, Ph.D., MacArthur Genius

Razib Khan offers recommended reading. I promise you that at the margin spending time on his links is worth more than spending time on Twitter. I’m talking to you, Tyler [Cowen].

-Arnold Kling, Ph.D.

Well, that was an amazing read and that was a hell of an ending. I’ve never done crack, but this is what I imagine it’s like.

-Satisfied subscriber

Here’s what Freddie deBoer, author of The Cult of Smart, says:

Subscribe for full access to premium deep-dive posts, archives, comments and first access to a weekly podcast with thoughtful guests from a wide range of domains.

What you will find:

  • premium deep-dive explorations of subjects like echoes of ancient Rome in Italian genetics today, Romani genetics and survival against the odds, Indian genetics, and a long-term project delving into the mysteries of steppe conquerors and civilizations, especially as told through our genes today. These (and their discussion threads) will appear only behind the paywall.

  • an Unsupervised Learning podcast episode weekly. These remain gated, for subscribers only, for two weeks, after which you’ll find them free on your favorite podcast platforms and YouTube.

Why I hope you’ll join me

In an age of tip-toeing around corporate media sponsors, risk-averse editors, and craven group-think, Unsupervised Learning is one more little island of open discussion, difficult but important conversations, deeper reflection, the odd dangerous idea, and of course, unsupervised (and rigorously uncensored) learning. You literally will often hear it here first.

Subscribe to Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning

Conversations on genetics, history, politics, books, culture and evolution

People

Geneticist. Also history, evolution, politics, books, etc.