Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2025-08-20
Books mentioned on #2368 - Michael Button
Michael Button is a YouTuber whose videos investigate mysteries in ancient history.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and created complex societies through shared myths and imagined realities.
Discussed“And the the most obvious proponent of how entrenched this is in kind of academic thought is, have you ever read the book Sapiens? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. By Noah Harrari. It's an extremely popular book. It sold something like 60 million copies worldwide. by far the most popular book about prehistory and you know the story of Homo sapiens ever”
