Sapiens: Harari Explains Humanity | Book Insights on Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

*Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is a book that dares to tackle the biggest questions about the progress of humanity. Harari puts pay to the idea that the study of history is a dusty affair involving arcane debates about the reigns of forgotten kings. 

*Instead, he pulls together familiar portions of history – such as the rise of the first cities, the age of exploration, the Industrial Revolution – to create a much bigger story about the progress of our species. 

*This is history on a vast canvas. Sapiens also shines a light on the deep origins of human capacities that we mostly take for granted, including the ability to reason and to cooperate with each other. 

*He shows why these things have made Homo sapiens the most brilliant – and the most deadly – animal on the planet.

Theme 1: Rise of Homo sapiens - 0:29

Theme 2: History’s Biggest Fraud - 9:25

Theme 3: Humanity’s Report Card - 21:55

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HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE:

Harari, Yuval Noah. “Transcript of ‘What Explains the Rise of Humans?".” Ted, Ted, www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_what_explains_the_rise_of_humans/transcript?language=en#t-934356.

“Yuval Noah Harari: A History of Humankind.” TVO, 31 Aug. 2015, www.tvo.org/video/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin/yuval-noah-harari-a-history-of-humankind.

Full Title: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Year of Publication: 2014

Book Author: Yuval Noah Harari

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