The Best Scientists & Theorists On Joe Rogan

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Vote up the best science guests of all time from the Joe Rogan Experience podcast

Joe Rogan is fascinated by science and scientific theory from Ancient Egypt to the human mind, so it's no surprise that he's had a number of scientists and theorists as guests on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Since nearly every episode is about three hours long, there are few other platforms that allow you to get such a personal look at some of your favorite scientists.

On this list, you'll find the best Joe Rogan podcast guest theorists and scientists, including biologists, psychologists, and astrophysicists. Each of these scientists or theorists brought something different to the JRE podcast, including mainstays such as Jordan Peterson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sean Carroll, and Dr. Rhonda Patrick, to bigger names who showed up for one-off appearances like Chris Hadfield and Brian Cox. They talk everything from time travel, to mushrooms, to aliens with Rogan.

Who is the best scientist that Joe Rogan has had on his podcast? Vote up the scientists and theorists who have been the best guests on the Joe Rogan Experience.

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  • Brian Cox
    1
    Physics, Astronomy
    689 votes
    • Age: 55
    • Birthplace: Chadderton, United Kingdom

    Episode 610

    Professor Brian Edward Cox (born 3 March 1968) is an English physicist who serves as professor of particle physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. He is best ...more
  • Graham Hancock
    2
    Ancient civilizations, Megaliths, Altered states of conciousness
    565 votes
    • Age: 72
    • Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    Multiple Episodes (142, 360, 417, 725, 872, and others)

    Graham Bruce Hancock (; born 2 August 1950) is a British writer and journalist. He is known for his pseudoscientific theories involving ancient civilisations, Earth changes, stone monuments or ...more
  • Paul Stamets
    3
    Mycology
    485 votes
    • Age: 67

    Episode 1035

    Paul Edward Stamets (born July 17, 1955) is an American mycologist, author and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal fungi.
  • Randall Carlson
    4
    Geological thory, Anthropological theory
    418 votes

    Multiple Episodes (501, 606, 872)

    Randall Carlson is an American architect, geological theorist, and anthropological theorist. He is a proponent of the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, and has theorized about the extinction of ...more
  • Sean Carroll
    5

    Sean Carroll

    Physics, Cosmology, Astrophysics
    275 votes

    Multiple Episodes (1003, 1151)

  • Sir Roger Penrose
    6
    Mathmatical Physics
    171 votes
    • Age: 91
    • Birthplace: Colchester, United Kingdom

    Episode 1216

    Sir Roger Penrose (born 8 August 1931) is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. He is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford ...more