Nassim Taleb mentioned Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich 6 times

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Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich

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  1. Mediterranean cultures actually have tall shaming. "homo lungus raro sapiens", "tawil habil", "Troppo lungo non fu mai buono", "Uomo lungo, testa corta" etc. See Reich (2018) @Steve_Sailer The closer to old settled societies, the more tall shaming. Reverse in roaming hunters https://t.co/9lANTtXnuU

    — Nassim Taleb

    2019-04-10 on twitter.com
  2. This is from Reich(2018): something about splicing I don’t get. Does it mean one only inherits clusters of DNA? Otherwise to exclude an ancestor would be very low probability. Is this 47+71 an average or a stochastic quantity? cc: @trishankkarthik also noticed. pic.twitter.com/286p1x5hAH

    — Nassim Taleb

    2018-04-25 on twitter.com
  3. In other words, The SouthMed is an extension of Western Eurasia. The naming of continents is arbitrary "Africa" meant Tunisia in Latin. From the magisteria Reich (2018) pic.twitter.com/3DqvTnPuKm

    — Nassim Taleb

    2018-04-11 on twitter.com
  4. From Reich's book: there are advantages to being of short height in an agricultural society, & tall in a hunting one. pic.twitter.com/8ifPnroG0k

    — Nassim Taleb

    2018-04-06 on twitter.com
  5. David Reich's book: buy two copies, just in case you lose one.https://t.co/g2QAiOXLSt

    — Nassim Taleb

    2018-04-04 on twitter.com
  6. On a long flight to Tbilisi, a new book that opens the new science. pic.twitter.com/BUOcIL2tTA

    — Nassim Taleb

    2018-03-28 on twitter.com