The Parasitic Mind
A polemical work applying evolutionary psychology to diagnose what the author calls 'idea pathogens'—ideologies such as political correctness and postmodernism. Saad argues these mental parasites hijack rational thinking and spread through academia and culture, threatening free inquiry.
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Ranked #174 of 1942 · 118 pages · Published 2020
Mentioned 5× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 5 episodes, most recently on May 12, 2026.
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Mentioned by Gad Saad · 00:03:53 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Gad Saad · 00:13:12 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Gad Saad · 00:04:07 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 00:13:39 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co), Official episode description (podcast RSS)
Mentioned by Gad Saad · 00:11:19 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co), Official episode description (podcast RSS)
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Book data: ISBN 9781621579595. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.