What Jared Diamond has said about Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 3, 2026
Jared Diamond, American geographer, historian and author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and "Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings", has been quoted on Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire once in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on September 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Diamond cites tree-ring research showing the Mongolian steppe's wettest decade in 2,000 years coincided with Genghis Khan's birth, providing grass for livestock and horses.
“students of tree rings have figured out that on the Mongolian steppe, the wettest time in the last 2,000 years was the decade of Genghis Khan's birth”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2549 - Jared Diamond (Sep 3, 2026) · Listen from 6:22
Episodes
#2549 - Jared DiamondThe Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 3, 2026 · 2 h 34 min
Jared Diamond talks with Joe Rogan about leadership, the rise of world religions, the origins of writing, language, and cannibalism and Kuru in New Guinea.