Open Thread, 2/17/2023, Brown Pundits
Nimrata Nikki Haley is running for President of the United States of American. 1) She’s a donor-class wet dream and a throwback to the pre-Trump Republican party. I don’t think this is going to work, but who knows? 2) It’s America, you do what you want, but not going to lie; Bobby Jindal was always … Continue reading Open Thread, 2/17/2023, Brown Pundits
Open Thread: Ash and Elm…
I’m rereading Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings, along with some other books on the Vikings and Scandinavians. Also revisiting papers like Population genomics of Mesolithic […]
Open Thread, 1/27/2022, Brown Pundits
Some stuff from my Substack: Genetic history with Chinese characteristics – How two Bronze-Age tribes became the world’s 1.3 billion Han (without even changing much genetically) and Venerable Ancestors: untangling the Chinese people’s hybrid Pleistocene origins origins – More than 40,000 years of human evolution in East Asia. I’ve written more about India because it’s … Continue reading Open Thread, 1/27/2022, Brown Pundits
Open Thread, 1/6/2022, Brown Pundits
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Open Thread, 12/9/2022, Brown Pundits
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Open Thread – 11/15/2022 – Brown Pundits
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Open Thread – 10/14/2022 – Brown Pundits
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Open Thread – 9/15/2022 – Gene Expression
Re-reading The Turks in World History as I’m thinking about my next post in my series on the Eurasian steppe for Substack. The Joy and Privilege of Growing Up in […]
Open Thread – 08/12/2022 – Brown Pundits
Google’s Caste-Bias Problem – A talk about bigotry was cancelled amid accusations of reverse discrimination. Whom was the company trying to protect? Expect Becky to be lecturing you on your caste privilege soon!
The flip side of globalization
It’s Bangladesh after Sri Lanka: Protests erupt over 52% fuel price hike: Following the tragic situation in Sri Lanka, thousands of demonstrators flocked to the streets in many Bangladeshi cities when the Sheikh Hasina administration raised fuel prices to their highest level since the neighbouring nation’s independence by about 52%. Global supply shocks due to … Continue reading The flip side of globalization
Open Thread – 7/17/2022 – Gene Expression
The new Rings of Power series debuts on September 2nd, so they have a new trailer out. I’m skeptical, but they pulled all the stops for the effects. My expectation […]
Open Thread – 07/11/2022 – Brown Pundits
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Open Thread – 06/10/2022 – Brown Pundits
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Open Thread – 06/07/2022 – Gene Expression
I feel I may have read Ancient China and its Enemies: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History but I don’t recall reading it. So I’m reading it. […]
Open Thread – 05/20/2022 – Brown Pundits
‘We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes.
Open Thread – 05/08/2022 – Gene Expression
Happy Mother’s Day! Sarah Blaffer Hrdy’s ouvre is appropriate, Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding, The Woman That Never Evolved and Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How […]
Open Thread – 4/24/2022
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann is worth reading. It’s mostly science, and not too much about von Neumann’s personal life, though there is […]
Open Thread – 4/22/2022 – Brown Pundits
What’s going on? Some Twitter controversy around Aurangzeb.