Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian and author whose books examine human history, contemporary society, and possible futures. His international bestseller Sapiens traces the history of humankind.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: Yuval Noah Harari’s book traces human history from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the modern era. This bestselling book established Harari’s international reputation.
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow: Yuval Noah Harari’s book considers humanity’s ambitions and possible futures amid technological change. It follows Sapiens by turning from humanity’s past toward its future.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem: An Israeli research university in Jerusalem where Harari studied and taught history. Harari earned his doctorate and held an academic post at this university.
Jared Diamond: An American geographer and author known for broad explanations of environmental and social change in human history. Diamond’s popular history provides a useful comparison for Harari’s cross-disciplinary synthesis.
Cognitive Revolution: A proposed period when Homo sapiens developed new capacities for language, imagination, and shared ideas. Harari uses it to explain how shared stories enabled large-scale cooperation.
21 Lessons for the 21st Century: Yuval Noah Harari’s book examines political, technological, and personal challenges of the present century. This work applies his wide historical perspective to current public debates.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio: The birth name of Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025. Harari and Pope Francis publicly exchanged views about technology and humanity’s future.
David Graeber: An American anthropologist and author whose work challenged conventional accounts of states, debt, and social order. Graeber’s alternative histories dispute some broad narratives found in popular accounts of civilization.
Imagined order: A collectively maintained system of beliefs and rules that shapes social cooperation. Harari uses imagined orders to explain institutions such as states and religions.
Artificial intelligence: The development of computer systems that perform tasks associated with human intelligence. Harari discusses AI as a force that may reshape work, politics, and human agency.

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