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Ep 117: What Our Genes and Phones Tell Us

Ep 117: What Our Genes and Phones Tell Us

Update: 2025-09-22
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How do we understand the world? Over the last couple of decades, new sources of data have given us great insights into our deep past — and our deep present.

Welcome to Episode 117 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Amit and Ajay discuss what our genetic data tells us about our prehistory — and how phone battery life can reveal character!

Also discussed: lipstick, underwear, diapers and parking lots. :)

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging00:13 Intro: The Importance of Measurement05:00 Chapter 1: The History38:57 Chapter 2: Getting Into the Details50:44 Chapter 3: Ajay’s Journey With the Data59:51 Chapter 4: The Russia-Ukraine War

For full show notes, please click here!

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Ep 117: What Our Genes and Phones Tell Us

Ep 117: What Our Genes and Phones Tell Us

Amit Varma and Ajay Shah