The Dr. Joseph L. Graves Interview | Matt Beall Podcast

About this episode

Dr. Joseph L. Graves Jr. discusses the societal construct of race and its implications on human biology and identity.

Dr. Joseph Graves Jr. joins Matt Beall for a deepconversation on human evolution, genetics, race, discrimination, lifespan research, and the scientific reality behind human biological variation. The discussion explores why race is considered a social construct rather than a biological classification, how human populations evolved over time, and what modern genetics reveals about our shared ancestry. The conversation also dives into aging research, evolutionary biology, social identity, discrimination, andwhat it truly means to be human. Follow Matt Beall Podcast: https://x.com/MattBeallPod https://www.tiktok.com/@mattbeallpod https://www.instagram.com/mattbeallpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556879741320 Check out our Shorts & Clips Shorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallShorts Clip Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallClips Listen Everywhere: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallPodcast Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-beall-limitless/id1712917413 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6727221 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MattBeallPodcast Check out Dr. Joseph L. Graves…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Beall

Guest: Dr. Joseph L. Graves

Topics covered

• human evolution
• genetics
• race
• discrimination
• lifespan research
• social identity

Keywords

• race
• social construct
• human biology
• evolutionary biology
• genetics
• discrimination
• aging research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Carolina A&T State University, Google Scholar, Arizona State University

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