About this episode

Jared Diamond discusses his work as a professor and author, including his latest book.

Jared Diamond, PhD, is a professor, scientist, historian, and author of several books, including “Guns, Germs, and Steel,” “Collapse,” and “Why Is Sex Fun?” His latest book, “Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings,” is available now.www.harpercollins.com/products/profits-prophets-coaches-and-kings-jared-diamondwww.jareddiamond.org Perplexity: Download the app or ask Perplexity anything at https://pplx.ai/rogan. Visit https://ketone.com/Rogan for 30% OFF, or find Ketone-IQ at Target nationwide. Get 30% off + 2 free gifts at https://ARMRA.com/rogan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Joe Rogan

Guest: Jared Diamond

Topics covered

• science
• history
• books
• human behavior
• cultural analysis

Keywords

• Jared Diamond
• Guns Germs Steel
• collapse
• human history
• cultural evolution

Sponsors

Perplexity, Ketone, ARMRA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HarperCollins

Books & works: Guns, Germs, and Steel, Collapse, Why Is Sex Fun?, Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings

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