Yuval Noah Harari’s best-selling book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind laid out a sweeping view of human history starting with a “cognitive revolution” approximately 70,000 years ago. As the technological revolution displaces workers and fractures formerly shared myths, humankind needs to find new stories that preserve the human sense of meaning.Humanity has the technological capability to shape the future for better or worse.Shared stories based on national identity, religion, laws and money created coherent societies. Language set Homo sapiens apart from others and paved the way for extensive collaboration.Yuval Noah Harari’s Key Findings and Messages He runs Sapienship, a multidisciplinary organization focused on technological disruption, nuclear threats and ecological collapse with co-founder Itzik Yahav. He’s a noted author of several books including bestsellers Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. Author, historian and public intellectual Yuval Noah Harari teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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