Jennifer Raff on the Genetic History of America

Ryan talks to Anthropological geneticist Jennifer Raff about her new book Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas , how drastically our understanding of North American history has changed, the important perspective that understanding of history gives you about the world around you, and more. Dr. Jennifer Raff is an assistant professor at the University of Kansas, in the department of Anthropology. She studies the genomes of contemporary and ancient peoples in order to uncover details of human prehistory. She is a celebrated anthropological geneticist, and recently released her book, “Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas,” is the story of who the first peoples in the Americas were, how and why they made the crossing, how they dispersed south, and how they lived based on a new and powerful kind of evidence: their complete genomes. 🎓 Sign up for Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life - https://dailystoic.com/101 Try Surfshark risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Get Surfshark VPN at surfshark.deals/ STOIC . Enter promo code STOIC for 83 % off and three extra months free! The Jordan Harbinger Show is one of the most interesting podcasts on the web, with g…