2023-05-15 21:18:23
Paleogeneticist Ludovic Orlando is interested in the domestication of the horse, which marked a real break in the history of our civilizations / Turkey: contrary to forecasts, the social-democratic candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroglu did not come out a winner in the first round of the presidential one. The outgoing president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is therefore the huge favorite in the second round.
Ludovic Orlando writes history thanks to the DNA of horses
The horse is “the animal that has most influenced human history”, for our guest Ludovic Orlando. It is therefore not surprising that the paleogeneticist, director of the Center for Anthropobiology and Genomics in Toulouse, devotes part of his career to the study of the equine. He is more particularly interested in the domestication of the animal, which marked a real break in the history of our civilizations, transforming the mammal into “instrument of mobility par excellence (…) revolutionary by its dynamics, the speed he brought”. The researcher began working on this subject twelve years ago, using DNA analyzes to determine the origin and time of its domestication. He looks back on these long years of research in his book “The conquest of the horse, a genetic history”, published at the end of March by Odile Jacob.
Türkiye: towards the continuation of the reign of “sultan” Erdogan?
This Sunday, May 14, the Turkish people went to the polls to elect their next President of the Republic. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was seeking a third consecutive term as head of state. However, for the first time since he came to power in 2014, his victory was not assured. His main opponent, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, regularly led the polls. But contrary to forecasts, the Social Democratic candidate did not come out a winner in this first round. This Monday, May 15, the two news agencies Anadolu and Anka give Recep Tayyip Erdogan the lead with around 49.3% of the votes, and Kemal Kiliçdaroglu is credited with 45% of the votes. The outgoing president is now announced as the huge favorite in the second round of elections, which will take place on May 28. So, will the one who is nicknamed “the sultan of modern times” be the big winner of these elections? Our guests discuss it.
Finally, also find the chronicles of Xavier Mauduit and Alix Van Pée.
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