History of writing systems

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History of writing systems has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

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Jared DiamondAmerican geographer, historian and author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel" and "Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings"

  • Diamond identifies cuneiform, Mesoamerican writing and Chinese writing as at least three independent inventions of writing.

    “which would mean that we have three independent inventions of writing. the Cuneiform and the Fertile Crescent, Mexican writing, and then Chinese writing”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2549 - Jared Diamond (Sep 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:51

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  • #2549 - Jared Diamond

    The 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.