848: Yuval Noah Harari | Peering into the Future of Humanity

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Jordan Harbinger

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🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Yuval Noah Harari (@harari_yuval) is a historian and the bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. His latest book, Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World, is out now.

What We Discuss with Yuval Noah Harari:

At a time when information is unlimited, has the idea that "knowledge is power" become obsolete? It all depends on how careful we are about ingesting the right kind of information — and knowing which kind to avoid.
Religious texts and nation-defining constitutions are only as useful as their human interpretations — which can shift radically over the course of generations.
In what ways might technology like artificial intelligence and genetic engineering threaten a humanist-centered approach to the future?
How algorithms that guess new ways to sell us things we don't need can be modified to put us on the hit lists of authoritarian governments.
What humanity really needs to do in order to avert climate crisis and World War III.
And much more...

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0:21.2	The combination of biotechnology on one side
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0:27.2	means that if we don't destroy ourselves in the next century or two,
0:32.4	we are very, very likely to use these technologies to either change ourselves,
0:39.3	our own bodies and brains and minds to such an extent that these future entities
0:46.3	will be more different from us than we have different from the Andotals.
0:54.3	Welcome to the show.
0:55.2	I'm Jordan Harbinger.
0:56.4	On the Jordan Harbinger Show, we decode the stories, secrets and skills
0:59.6	of the world's most fascinating people and turn their wisdom into practical advice
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