#429 – Paul Rosolie: Jungle, Apex Predators, Aliens, Uncontacted Tribes, and God

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Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 252 minutes

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Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, explorer, author, and founder of Junglekeepers, dedicating his life to protecting the Amazon rainforest. Support his efforts at https://junglekeepers.org

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(12:29) - Amazon jungle
(14:47) - Bushmaster snakes
(26:13) - Black caiman
(44:33) - Rhinos
(47:47) - Anacondas
(1:18:04) - Mammals
(1:30:10) - Piranhas
(1:41:00) - Aliens
(1:58:45) - Elephants
(2:10:02) - Origin of life
(2:23:21) - Explorers
(2:36:38) - Ayahuasca
(2:45:03) - Deep jungle expedition
(2:59:09) - Jane Goodall
(3:01:41) - Theodore Roosevelt
(3:12:36) - Alone show
(3:22:23) - Protecting the rainforest
(3:38:36) - Snake makes appearance
(3:46:47) - Uncontacted tribes
(4:00:11) - Mortality
(4:01:39) - Steve Irwin
(4:09:18) - God

Transcript

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Paul Rosalie, his second time in the podcast.
0:05.0	But this time, we did the conversation deep in the Amazon jungle.
0:10.0	I traveled there to hang out with Paul, and it turned out to be an adventure of a lifetime.
0:16.0	I will post a video capturing some aspects of that adventure in a week or so.
0:22.0	It included everything from getting lost
0:25.0	and dense, unexplored wilderness
0:27.0	with no contact to the outside world
0:29.0	to taking very high doses of Iowasca and much more.
0:36.2	Paul, by the way, aside from being my good friend,
0:40.6	is a naturalist explorer, author and is someone who has dedicated his life to protecting the rainforest.
0:48.0	For this mission, he founded Jungle Keepers. You can help him if you go to junglekeepers.org.
0:57.0	This trip for me was life changing.
1:00.8	It expanded my understanding of myself and of the beautiful world I'm fortunate to exist in with all of you.
1:09.0	So I'm glad I went and I'm glad I made it out alive.
1:17.1	And now a quick use that can mention of his sponsor.
1:20.0	Check them out in the description.
1:21.7	It's the best way to support this podcast.
1:24.0	We got Ship Station for fulfillment.
1:28.0	Yahoo Finance for investors, better help for mental health,
1:32.0	NetSuite for Business Management Software,
1:34.0	ATS for NABs and Shopify for selling stuff on the internet.
1:39.0	Choosewise, my friends.
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