First and Last Men

This book by Olaf Stapledon was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: guest. It comes up in conversations about consciousness, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “one of my favorite books is called first and last men it's by Olaf stapledon he's a British science fiction writer”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “one of my favorite books, it's an inspiring book”
  guest · The Joe Rogan Experience · Dec 202401:36:12

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2241 - Rick Strassman". The episode features Rick Strassman: Psychiatrist and clinical researcher who ran the first U.S. government-sanctioned DMT studies; author of DMT: The Spirit Molecule and the new memoir My Altered States. DMT researcher Rick Strassman joins Joe Rogan for a sprawling talk on psychedelics, the Bible in ancient Hebrew, AI, and consciousness.