'Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow' by Yuval Noah Harari delves into the future of humanity, exploring the potential impact of technological advancements on society and individuals. Through thought-provoking scenarios and hypotheses, the book challenges traditional views on religion, politics, and human nature. Harari's writing style captivates readers by presenting complex theories in a simple and engaging manner, leaving them with a broader perspective on life and the future of humanity.
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Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style-thorough, yet riveting-famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda.
What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century-from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus.
With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.
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Interesting reading. This book explains well how we have effectively gone from the Stone Age to the silicon age and how we probably will ruin planet earth. I preferred the first book Homo Sapiens to this one simply because I prefer learning about the past to the present day but overall good complex read.
3.5 stars. A very interesting read and their some really good facts in here but it's not the best non fiction I've read. Maybe it's just the topic that don't intressed me as much or the writing that didn't engaged me into the book that made me not enjoy this as much as I wanted to but it was a good book nevertheless
This was ok. There’s was a lot of information there but for some reason it felt disjointed. I LOVED Sapiens but this one just didn’t give the same vibe. It feels like its made up of scraps from Sapiens and expanded. I don’t know. I still liked it but not nearly as much as I liked Sapiens.
Un libro que te hace pensar bastante . Tiene muchas ideas interesantes que son para darles vueltas:
- Que pasara a los humanos cuando las inteligencias artificiales nos haga prescindibles economicamente.
- Que pasara a los humanos cuando drogas nos puedan mantener siempre contentos y sin ganas de cambiar.
Etc. Hay muchas preguntas interesantes.
Por supuesto el autor tiene algunas ideas y algunas respuestas. Pueden gustar mas o menos o pensar que son mas o menos adecaudas pero yo creo que el simple hecho de ponerlas ahi fuera y hacer esas preguntas es muy interesante y una gran lectura.
“Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow” is a thought-provoking and insightful book that delves into the future of humanity. The author, Yuval Noah Harari, is known for his ability to combine science, history, philosophy, and other disciplines to create a compelling narrative. In this book, he examines the challenges that humanity may face in the not-too-distant future.
One of the central ideas in the book is that intelligence is uncoupling from consciousness. Harari argues that we have built machines, such as vast data-processing networks, that can know our feelings better than we know them ourselves. These machines can process our behavior to know what we want before we know it ourselves.
Harari also explores the relationships between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom. He contends that our ability to create stories was critical in establishing our supremacy. Stories create social cohesion, allowing for phenomena such as democracies and elections, where countless individual agents reach agreement on a leader.
The book has been described as “chilling”, “highly seductive”, and “full of sharp insights and mordant wit”. It is a sequel to Harari’s previous book, “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” which was a global bestseller.
Overall, “Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow” is a fascinating and thought-provoking book that offers a unique perspective on the future of humanity. It is well worth a listen for anyone interested in understanding the potential challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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