About this episode

Daniel Everett discusses his work as a linguist and his experiences in the Amazonian jungle.

Daniel Everett, PhD, is a linguist and college professor. He is the author of several books, including “Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle” and “How Language Began: The Story of Humanity’s Greatest Invention.”https://daneverettbooks.com Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Get a free welcome kit with your first subscription of AG1 at drinkag1.com/joerogan Use code ROGAN at https://BlueChew.com to get 10% OFF + Free Overnight Shipping on your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Joe Rogan

Guest: Daniel Everett

Topics covered

• linguistics
• language
• Amazonian culture
• books
• education

Keywords

• Daniel Everett
• linguist
• language
• Amazon
• books

Sponsors

AG1, BlueChew

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Organizations: Perplexity, podcastchoices.com

Books & works: Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle, How Language Began: The Story of Humanity’s Greatest Invention

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