Yuval
Noah Harari writes a macro history of humankind that begins with the
cognitive developments that led to the supremacy of Homo Sapiens and
led to the demise of other sentient lifeforms. He goes on to chart
the agricultural revolution that tied us to our fields and
communities and then the industrial revolution that introduced the
concept of structured schedules and time. He ends with a
philosophical and scientific discussion of what constitutes happiness
and a look at bio-engineering.
His
conclusions overturn many popularly held beliefs and will give all
who read this book cause for sober thought about what they thought
they knew.
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