Razib Khan at Manifest 2026: Genetic Discoveries, AI, and Academia – #114

This episode was recorded live at Manifest 2026. Razib Khan is a prominent writer, population geneticist, and podcaster. He is best known for his extensive deep-dives into human evolutionary history, consumer genomics, culture, and ancient DNA. https://x.com/razibkhan https://x.com/razibkhan?lang=en Chapter Markers: 00:00 Manifest Q&A Kickoff 01:25 Yamnaya: Ancient DNA Mysteries 13:43 Yamnaya: Y Chromosome Conquests 20:52 Embryo Screening and AI 45:18 Academia: Reforms 52:39 Academia: Ideological Capture and Funding 57:04 Controversies and Closing Q&A Music used with permission from Blade Runner Blues Livestream improvisation by State Azure. – Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to [email protected] or Steve on X @hsu_steve.