If Russia is allowed to win, that's the end of the global order, as we have known it for decades.

The most fundamental rule was that you cannot just invade and conquer and annex another country,

neighboring country, just because you're stronger.

This was the case for centuries, for thousands of years.

And this is exactly what are Putin is trying to do in Ukraine.

Hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast. This is where you'll find extended versions of the

conversations that I have each week on my public television show. Today, why isn't the World Fair?

It's a big question.

So it's going to take a big brain to tackle it.

Author and historian, Yuval Noah Harari,

exploded onto the global stage.

Back in 2014, a decade ago,

with the publication of his book,

Sapiens, a brief History of Human Kind.

It hit the top of bestseller charts and stayed there as academics and everyday readers alike debated his theories on the evolution of humans and how we came to rule the world.

Harare describes a superpower that only humans possess an ability to collaborate flexibly

in large groups.

It's what led to the formation of societies, laws, and governments, but also inequality and slavery

and war.

Well, now, he's published a series for children that tries to explain some of those big

concepts without scaring them unnecessarily.

Why humans are so powerful, but also why we don't use that power solely for good.

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