Yuval Noah Harari
@harari_yuval
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Historian and bestselling author of 'Sapiens', 'Homo Deus', '21 Lessons for the 21st Century', 'Nexus', 'Unstoppable Us' and 'Sapiens: A Graphic History'.
Joined January 2017
The old liberal vision of a cooperative world based on universal values is collapsing into a world of isolated fortresses – which can only lead to a never-ending cycle of war. Watch the whole thing: https://t.co/jaYV2wMv6d
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Whether pessimists or optimists, we can all agree that AI will fundamentally change how we live: whether it's how we study and work, our leisure and hobbies, how we form friendships and relationships – or ultimately just how we communicate with each other.
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Lowest price for USA-made 100% organic cotton shorts @ATGUSAMade I hope these inspire someone out there to build closer to home, wherever that is.
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New technologies have given us abilities almost like divine powers – we can create and modify life. How will we use them? Filmed by @gy_books in Seoul, March 2025.
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Your mind is your greatest tool, and getting to know your own mind allows you to use it better.
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Though we often equate power with force, humans rule the world not because of our physical strength – but because of the power of our imagination. Filmed by @gy_books in Seoul, March 2025.
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Will AI do as we say or do as we do? Full conversation on the Possible Podcast with @reidhoffman: https://t.co/GwGaPzjI14
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No amount of present-day violence can bring the dead back to life or make old pains retroactively disappear. Read the @FT essay at: https://t.co/55toW3f518
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To understand where false and destructive moral certainties come from, we need to take a look at history. Read the @FT essay at: https://t.co/55toW3exbA
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Both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must abandon false historical narratives and moral certainties if the cycle of violence is to be broken, writes historian and author Yuval Noah Harari. Read his Weekend Essay
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Both sides must abandon false moral certainties and oversimplified historical narratives if the cycle of violence is to be broken
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We shouldn’t be prisoners of the stories, fantasies and mythologies of those who lived thousands of years ago.
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After an era of unprecedented human prosperity, what is happening to the global order that enabled it? From @FT @ftweekend event with @khalafroula. Watch the whole thing: https://t.co/1yXgBk9j7S
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Since history is also the study of change, thinking about the future gives us a perspective on the present, in much the same way as studying the past. Watch the whole interview on @PoliticsJOE_UK: https://t.co/BnnOlDhFlQ
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A better world doesn’t come from divine miracles or changes in the laws of nature, but from lots of humans making better decisions. From @FT @ftweekend event with @khalafroula. Watch the whole thing: https://t.co/1yXgBk9j7S
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Humans are the most intelligent animal on earth but also the most delusional – so what happens when we create something even more intelligent than us? Full conversation on the Possible Podcast with @reidhoffman and Aria Finger: https://t.co/GwGaPzkfQC
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Humanity has no experience of coexisting with a more intelligent species. What happens when the world is filled with super-intelligent AIs?
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“There is a tendency to assume that…if there are people who talk nonsense, who support illogical policies, who ignore the facts, sooner or later, reality will wreak vengeance on them. And this is not the way that history works.” – Yuval Noah Harari. @AlexClark3 interviews
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Will a Silicon Curtain descend across the world? Just as with the Iron Curtain in the 20th century, a Silicon Curtain could disrupt communication between people, destroying hopes of global collaboration.
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If war is the continuation of politics by other means, then it is clear that Russia is failing to meet its aims – and that Ukraine is winning the war. Read about why Ukraine is winning the war in the @ft: https://t.co/0znIC10Ua1
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Why Ukraine is winning the war https://t.co/Kkm6zF7hbp | opinion
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Russia has failed to achieve its core aim — the destruction of the Ukrainian nation
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