Books mentioned
Black Athena
Mentioned by Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson & Michael Shermer · at 00:09:45
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Mentioned by Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson & Michael Shermer · at 00:31:14
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Supernatural
Mentioned by Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson & Michael Shermer · at 00:45:14
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The Book of Enoch
Mentioned by Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson & Michael Shermer · at 00:50:09
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Food of the Gods
Mentioned by Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson & Michael Shermer · at 00:44:52
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Forbidden Archeology
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:38:05
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Graham Hancock, Randall Carlson, and Michael Shermer debate the comet impact hypothesis and the interpretation of Gobekli Tepe. Hancock argues for a lost advanced civilization, while Shermer advocates for skeptical scrutiny. Carlson presents geological evidence for a catastrophic climatic event during the Younger Dryas.
What they talked about
- Comet impact hypothesis for the Younger Dryas extinction
- Debate over evidence for and against the impact theory
- Gobekli Tepe and the possibility of a lost civilization
- Critique of mainstream academia's dismissal of alternative theories
- Pattern recognition and confirmation bias in science
- Flood geology and the Missoula floods debate
- Platinum and microspherules as impact evidence
- Mammoth ivory trade and permafrost preservation
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