Interview with Dr. Pierre Zalloua on Ancestors

Описание: In this episode of KU Pulse – the podcast, we sit down with Dr. Pierre Zalloua, Chair, Public Health and Epidemiology, Khalifa University, Adjunct Professor at Harvard, and Author of Ancestors: Identity and DNA in the Levant.
Dr. Zalloua discusses how genetic ancestry has been oversimplified and often conflated with categories like ethnicity, origin, and race. He explores why this is particularly significant in the Levant, one of the cradles of civilization and a region at the crossroads of history, migration, and identity.
Moderated by Margaret Kinsella, Science Writer, the conversation touches on DNA testing, misconceptions around ancestry, and how genetics can provide a more inclusive narrative of human origins.

0:00 (general introduction)

1:04 (chapter 1- Introduction to Pierre Zalloua)

2:07 (chapter 2 - Why the Levant?)

5:33 (chapter 3 - Understanding DNA, heritage and identity)

12:01 (chapter 4 - Importance of language)

16:19 (chapter 5- Is anyone truly indigenous?)

21:38 (chapter 6 - DNA vs environment)

25:25 (chapter 7 - excerpt from Ancestors)

26:45 (chapter 8 - closing)

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