As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive. How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. "Fascinating.a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the twenty-first century." (Bill Gates, The New York Times Book Review) Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. If this book empowers even a handful of people to join the debate about the future of our species, it has done its job.In Sapiens, he explored our past. This is very unfair but who said history was fair?Ī book doesn’t give people food or clothes – but it can offer some clarity, thereby helping to level the global playing field. If the future of humanity is decided in your absence, because you are too busy feeding and clothing your kids – you and they will not be exempt from the consequences. Unfortunately, history makes no concessions. Why is liberal democracy in crisis? Is God back? Is a new world war coming? What does the rise of Donald Trump signify? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news? Which civilisation dominates the world – the West, China, Islam? Should Europe keep its doors open to immigrants? Can nationalism solve the problems of inequality and climate change? What should we do about terrorism? What should we teach our kids?īillions of us can hardly afford the luxury of investigating these questions, because we have more pressing things to do: we have to go to work, take care of the kids, or look after elderly parents.
21 Lessons for the 21st Century cuts through these muddy waters and confronts some of the most urgent questions on today’s global agenda. Censorship works not by blocking the flow of information, but rather by flooding people with disinformation and distractions. In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power.
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