Origins of warfare
Subject in Social Sciences
Origins of warfare has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan argues war is very old, citing chimpanzee warfare, Comanche raiding, and cannibalism among tribal groups.
“I think it's much more likely that war is a very, very, very old thing”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2554 - Carlo Rovelli (Sep 15, 2026) · Listen from 2:28:33
Carlo RovelliItalian theoretical physicist specializing in quantum gravity and author of popular science books
Rovelli leans toward the view that war is recent, arising after agriculture, since many hunter-gatherer groups do not wage war.
“I'm not sure but I tend to think that war is recent because a lot of the communities on earth which live hunting gathering, they don't go to war”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2554 - Carlo Rovelli (Sep 15, 2026) · Listen from 2:24:27
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
#2554 - Carlo RovelliThe Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 15, 2026 · 2 h 38 min
Physicist Carlo Rovelli and Joe Rogan discuss relational quantum mechanics, time, consciousness, AI, nuclear risk, black holes, aliens, wildlife and the origins of war.