Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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Official U。S。 edition with full color illustrations throughout。
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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。
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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。
Reviews
Donnabhan
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Not as good as Sapiens。 In fact no where near as good。 That isn't to say that this book is not good。 It is， but it pales in comparison to its predecessor which is one of the best books I have I ever read。 Starting off with the good: Homo Deus starts off excellently immediately grasping my attention， the first 60 or so pages are arguably better than the first 60 of Sapiens。 I also loved how Harari explains his points and how easy this book is to read。 The down points are more obvious。 I bought th Not as good as Sapiens。 In fact no where near as good。 That isn't to say that this book is not good。 It is， but it pales in comparison to its predecessor which is one of the best books I have I ever read。 Starting off with the good: Homo Deus starts off excellently immediately grasping my attention， the first 60 or so pages are arguably better than the first 60 of Sapiens。 I also loved how Harari explains his points and how easy this book is to read。 The down points are more obvious。 I bought this book to find out what Harari thinks the future will look like， and he does that to some extent， but most of the book is just explaining things I could have found on Wikipedia， some things are just far too over explained and in one instance he literally just says the things he did in Sapiens。 It took me a while to read this book because some parts are just unbearably boring and It was a struggle to get through it。 I don't think this book fully does what it was supposed to， although it is an interesting read。 。。。more
hesham
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Mr。 Harari understands 40-60% about every topic he discusses， which makes this book great for the commute。
Emilia
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After the satisfaction of Sapiens， this was just disappointing
Roque Castro
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Imprescindible
Tony
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I think this is a very nice book。 The author's brilliance and logic shines through。 Sometimes I had to re-read some portions and marvel at the analysis。 Well written。 I think this is a very nice book。 The author's brilliance and logic shines through。 Sometimes I had to re-read some portions and marvel at the analysis。 Well written。 。。。more
Corrie Green
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Seemed shorter than previous。 Seems like a footnote to the homosepians book。Fun read。
Ailin Yan
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Found it repetitive of his previous book A Brief History of Mankind。 The same goes with 21 Lessons for the 21 Century。
Santiago Figueroa
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Este libro comienza de una manera absorbente y provocadora， que promete bastante y hace imaginar que uno se encontrará con un gran abanico de exploraciones y teorías sobre el futuro de la humanidad。 Pero luego de una extensa revisión histórica， bastante redundante respecto a su libro 'Sapiens'， la verdad es que uno se topa con reducidas y pobremente argumentadas elucubraciones sobre los próximos tiempos。 Termina siendo una larga divagación sobre 2 o 3 puntos en los que el autor más parece un ami Este libro comienza de una manera absorbente y provocadora， que promete bastante y hace imaginar que uno se encontrará con un gran abanico de exploraciones y teorías sobre el futuro de la humanidad。 Pero luego de una extensa revisión histórica， bastante redundante respecto a su libro 'Sapiens'， la verdad es que uno se topa con reducidas y pobremente argumentadas elucubraciones sobre los próximos tiempos。 Termina siendo una larga divagación sobre 2 o 3 puntos en los que el autor más parece un amigo de tu amigo que te está dando una cátedra que no pediste en una fiesta， que alguien debidamente informado sobre los temas que presenta。Me pasé gran parte del libro buscando sustento a ciertas aseveraciones que difícilmente tienen asidero en la realidad， es una búsqueda inútil， no lo hay。En fin， el libro es entretenido y de eso no hay duda。 Sus conclusiones son， igualmente， interesantes。 Se encuentra， para mí， en un delicado equilibrio entre las 2 y 3 estrellas。 Por ahora， me inclino por las 3。 。。。more
Cole Nesselson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What are the projects that will replace fighting famine， plague， and war。 Transition from a material economy to a knowledge-based economy。 Ironically， nuclear weapons made the new peace possible because the threat of war is terrifying。 3 terrorist cause us to overreact， performance that incite fear and cause other states to demonstrate strength。Evolution says that we are not satisfied after one success; we keep chasing more。 Our response is based on how we feel either pain or pleasure。 expectati What are the projects that will replace fighting famine， plague， and war。 Transition from a material economy to a knowledge-based economy。 Ironically， nuclear weapons made the new peace possible because the threat of war is terrifying。 3 terrorist cause us to overreact， performance that incite fear and cause other states to demonstrate strength。Evolution says that we are not satisfied after one success; we keep chasing more。 Our response is based on how we feel either pain or pleasure。 expectations adapt to new conditions。-（similar to the phenomenon outlined by David Attenborough。 Happiness is combining the right doses of excitement and tranquility。Solution: slow down pursuit of pleasure， become aware of futility of pursuing something that leaves as fast as it arrives。 knowledge that doesn't change behavior is useless， but knowledge that changes behavior quickly loses relevance。 More knowledge =more change。 We are less able to predict the future。Humans' unique skill is the ability to collaborate and organize together: cooperation and flexibilty。Empty promise from the ruling elite: ISA-imagined order。 Chimps can't invent stories so they can't cooperate in large numbers。 People are egalitarian by nature and unequal societies can never function well。 Ultimatum game: two people。 one person receives $100 and has to split it with the other person。 But the other guy can accept or cancel it for everyone。 Monkey。 Need to conform to the system 。 fiction-->realityreligion seeks to cement worldly order whereas spirituality seeks to escape it。Meaning and authority go hand in hand-human desires always considered temporary- meaning is fragile。-Absolute truths are based on superhuman sources and laws。 Humanism: Do what you think is right。-human feelings determine meaning behind action。 Judge each action based on affect toward human feelings。consumers are always righteducation-think for yourselfDemocratic elections only work within a population that shares some bond（method to settle disputes among a population that already agrees about the basics）。 If the experience of another is completely alien to me， my being outvoted doesn't count。 1。 Liberal Humanism-individual is the source of meaning-customer knows best-personal feeling2。 Socialist Humanism-party knows best-overdeterminist-system is at fault-impact it has on society rather than impact on any individual。 3。 Evolutionary Humanism-uses Natural selection to justify conflict-one group is better than another-embrace inequalityThe defeat of Liberalism in the 20th century 1968-liberal democracy was saved by nuclear weapons（Liberal America threatened Mutual Assured Destruction （MAD）， otherwise， socialism would have won out。 Religion needs to adapt to technology - Taiping rebellion after opium wars from 1850-64 killed 20 million people。 Piety was a bad religion because it didn't understand tech。 Liberal capitalists succeeded because they understood biotech and computers。（Now with the religion of slow bureacracy in the US， faster progress will be made in China where regulations on Genomics are far loser）。 When tech surpasses humans， humans will be demoted to products（easily affected and designed）， no longer consumers。freedom doesn't exist， all our decisions are between deterministic and random。 You feel desires， you can't choose themWe aren't individuals 。Left brain is for speech and logical reasoning。 tries to make sense of life， uses clues to construct plausible stories。right brain is for spacial info。Cold water test:1Experiencing vs。 2Narrating1warmer water at the end is only marginally warmer， not worth keeping hand in。2Doesn't account for duration-averages experience。 averages peak and end。 doesn't add。Happy ending erases pain of experience- there is an evolutionary incentive for childbirthTrauma to elationThe narrator is this "I" ego-strings together experience to produce a story from chaos of life。 Fantasy gives meaning to suffering- self perpetuating- buy into it more and more or you risk seeing the past as pointless。 Decoupling of consciousness and intelligence。 computers bypass consciousness。AI challenges Individualism/ Liberalism because it understands human impulses and can make better decisions。 Humans are just algorithms shaped by our genes and the environment。 We don't make decisions freely: either deterministic or random。Second cognitive revolution could downgrade humans -limit the scope of human ability just like we can't smell well or don't pay attention to our dreams well as we used to。 producing human cogs who communicate and process data more efficiently but nothing else。 Dataism: organisms are algorithms that process data。 economies process data。 narrows gap between machines and animals。 Communism is centralized data processing while capitalism is distributed data processing。 Freedom of information above all else。 Humans are just tools for creating the internet of All things。 We are one increment on the cosmic data processing system。 So much data that gov。 manages country but doesn't lead it。 -no grand visions is bad because the market does what is good for the market， not always what is good for humans。 -the human loses sanctity 。。。more
Irina Starodubtseva
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“Homo Deus” is the second book by Yuval Noah Harari， which I read。 The first one was a famous “Sapiens or the brief history of the human kind。 In the “Homo Deus” the author intended to explore a brief history of tomorrow， which is a more challenging undertaking， than to describe the history of the past， where everything is known。Harari attempts in his book to predict the possible scenarios of the future civilization development。 In the first chapters of the book he explores the phenomena of a re “Homo Deus” is the second book by Yuval Noah Harari， which I read。 The first one was a famous “Sapiens or the brief history of the human kind。 In the “Homo Deus” the author intended to explore a brief history of tomorrow， which is a more challenging undertaking， than to describe the history of the past， where everything is known。Harari attempts in his book to predict the possible scenarios of the future civilization development。 In the first chapters of the book he explores the phenomena of a religious consciousness， than what happened， when it was replaced by humanism， consumerism and finally was transformed into dataism， where information surpasses the consciousness。 The rumination of the author reminded me of the Stanley Kubrick movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”。 The artificial intelligence aboard the spaceship outsmarts the crew， which leads to terrible consequences。 Initially the robot was intended as a helper to the crew， but it started malfunctioning。 Can the same happen to modern society？Harari explores the major “regimes” of the 20th century: capitalism， socialism and democracy。 He tries to find out what were the merits and the drawbacks of each regime。 As a result he points out that humans became the masters of the Earth， because of the enhanced brain， but if the artificial intelligence continues developing the way it does now， it can dominate the humanity。 In the epoch of the consumerism the key words were the catering to the humans physical demands。 But the times change and gradually it becomes more important， who has got more data available。 Even more crucial issue is - who is the decision maker。 Machines help men to take the best route to work， to book the hotel and to analyze the stock market。 But what will happen， if they will help a person to find a job or a spouse？ The human mind can get accustomed to it and degrade as a result。 Nevertheless， the book leaves a positive impression， because it is written in a lively language and narrated by a talented reader Derek Perkins。 It has got 16 chapters and lasts approximately 15 hours。 。。。more
Zbigniew
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Omer Nasir
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This was probably my third book since I have started to read books as a someone who is not attending school for many reasons I was extremely pleasured to find this book I have gotten a lot of information that i didn't know about our world and technology and humans in generally but some pages are quite reparative regardless it's worth Reading especially for those who want to expand their knowledge and have futuristic visions This was probably my third book since I have started to read books as a someone who is not attending school for many reasons I was extremely pleasured to find this book I have gotten a lot of information that i didn't know about our world and technology and humans in generally but some pages are quite reparative regardless it's worth Reading especially for those who want to expand their knowledge and have futuristic visions 。。。more
Madalina
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Nu recomand cartea în limba română。 Îmi pare rău că nu am cumpărat-o direct în limba engleză。 Traducerea lasă de dorit。
Nicolas Martorell
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Pura falopa pero re divertida
Piotr
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From the past to the future。 And since I love science fiction this book took me big time。 The future of mankind in here forces some fundamental questions going far beyond our human existence。 How did we get here？ What’s at the end？ Or is there an end and a beginning？ What I liked the most here is that it not only ask questions but also drives reader to reconsider our environment， our surroundings。 After all - is there a better recommendation than the simple fact， that while talking with people I From the past to the future。 And since I love science fiction this book took me big time。 The future of mankind in here forces some fundamental questions going far beyond our human existence。 How did we get here？ What’s at the end？ Or is there an end and a beginning？ What I liked the most here is that it not only ask questions but also drives reader to reconsider our environment， our surroundings。 After all - is there a better recommendation than the simple fact， that while talking with people I do take what’s written here as discussion points？ Solid five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Jamie Roper
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Great book I enjoyed reading all the way through but the most enjoyable experience was from the beginning to the middle。
Timo Koole
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Eerste helft van het boek deed niet zoveel voor mij。 Tweede helft daarin tegen resoneerde wel echt bij wat ideeën waar ik al mee aan het spelen was。 Vooral vanwege de tweede helft toch wel aanrader。
Robin de Rooij
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Een boek die je meeneemt in mogelijke antwoorden op， maar toch ook weer achterlaat met een hoop vragen。 Wat is de waarde van het zijn van een Homo Sapien？ Wat is waardevoller: intelligentie of bewustzijn？ Een boek waar ik nog vaak aan zal terugdenken， en die ik stiekem ook wel een beetje eng vind。
Marlene Galea
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Great as this is， 2016 was written on each page。。。one would really like to read a post-Covid book from Harari。。。analysing the patterns that have emerged and how these further clinch his arguments or refine them perhaps。
Guisman Yosua
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Telling us about what will happen in our world in the future and teach us what can we do and what can we hope from the future
Wrymer
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Biased， exaggerated， counter-factual and sometimes outright false。 No doubt， this is meant to make an average person feel "woke" for finishing a pseudo intellectual attempt at prophesising， and I'll admit that there are several parts in the book that are actually insightful and intriguing， but every turn of the page Harari shows his gullibility and biases that most Silicon Valley worshippers and transhumanists ail from。 What you get are not truths， but distorted interpretations of truths that Ha Biased， exaggerated， counter-factual and sometimes outright false。 No doubt， this is meant to make an average person feel "woke" for finishing a pseudo intellectual attempt at prophesising， and I'll admit that there are several parts in the book that are actually insightful and intriguing， but every turn of the page Harari shows his gullibility and biases that most Silicon Valley worshippers and transhumanists ail from。 What you get are not truths， but distorted interpretations of truths that Harari treats as much pure objectivity and inevitable。It's like that guy you meet in college who thinks that because he's chosen engineering， he's better than everyone else - especially the arts and philosophies！ 。。。more
Miguel Abreu
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The author uses a similar approach as Homo Sapiens of describing the human race and all what's surrounds it， and what the society it could become with the fast pace technological world we are living in。 Give some interesting comparison of how the human race have been using their surroundings to create their environment and how ideologies and cultures have been transforming our society step by step through the centuries。 The author uses a similar approach as Homo Sapiens of describing the human race and all what's surrounds it， and what the society it could become with the fast pace technological world we are living in。 Give some interesting comparison of how the human race have been using their surroundings to create their environment and how ideologies and cultures have been transforming our society step by step through the centuries。 。。。more
Julia Duarte
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Def a must read！ Needless to say， harari is an extremelly brilliant non-fiction author。 In this book， he amazingly unrolls the potential future of humanity attached to how we got where we are now。 The secondo book of the trilogy is much more fluid than Sapiens， fantastic！ Plus， he advocates the possible death of liberal humanism （one of the three big branches of our contemporary religion- humanism itself）， which I personally think is one of the strongest-backed-by-analysis arguments in the book。 Def a must read！ Needless to say， harari is an extremelly brilliant non-fiction author。 In this book， he amazingly unrolls the potential future of humanity attached to how we got where we are now。 The secondo book of the trilogy is much more fluid than Sapiens， fantastic！ Plus， he advocates the possible death of liberal humanism （one of the three big branches of our contemporary religion- humanism itself）， which I personally think is one of the strongest-backed-by-analysis arguments in the book。 If you think he will spend the whole book talking bout how amazing， powerful and brilliant Sapiens are， think twice。 His boldness and assertivness give him the position to be， if not believed， at least respected by all。 。。。more
Luis Saucedo
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Buen libro。
Dhanush Karunakara
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equally good as sapiens。
Samuel Ramos
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Excellent analysis of where humans are heading in the world。 I liked to read about humanism as the new religion of the world。
Liong
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An incredible book about the future。 Intelligence or consciousness？
Bojana
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Mlako。 Sapijens je mnogo bolja knjiga， ovdje se vec previse stvari ponavlja。 Ocekivala sam mnogo vise novih informacija， a dobila gomilu nekih pitanja na koje ni on nije ponudio neki moguci odgovor。3⭐️ je prava ocjena。
Jonathan Dereszynski
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A really elegant piece that paints several compelling portraits of what is to come in the evolution of humanity
Becky Wang
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