Joe Rogan Experience #2570 - Mystery Boys · Aired Oct 23, 2026
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Denisovans were a population of giant people.
The finding
What remains unresolved
The primary 2026 fossil paper located in this review says important aspects of Denisovan anatomy, including stature and body proportions, remain poorly understood. Its full publisher page was access-limited; the indexed scientific text does not establish the episode's population-wide giant claim. The two estimated heights read on air have not been verified here. Large teeth, a large skull or isolated estimates cannot by themselves settle population stature.
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Quick answer
Is it true that Denisovans were a population of giant people?
We can't say yet. The primary 2026 fossil paper located in this review says important aspects of Denisovan anatomy, including stature and body proportions, remain poorly understood. Its full publisher page was access-limited; the indexed scientific text does not establish the episode's population-wide giant claim. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2570 - Mystery Boys, aired Oct 23, 2026, at 1:17:50. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. We couldn't settle it from the evidence we captured, so it stays an open question, not a false claim. The supporting source is nature.com, linked below.
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- One selected claim from the episode
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