21 Lessons for the 21st Century

InSapiens,heexploredourpast.InHomoDeus,helookedtoourfuture.Now,oneofthemostinnovativethinkersontheplanetturnstothepresenttomakesenseoftoday'smostpressingissues.Howdocomputersandrobotschangethemeaningofbeinghuman?Howdowedealwiththeepidemicoffakenews?Arenationsandreligionsstillrelevant?Whatshouldweteachourchildren?YuvalNoahHarari's21Lessonsforthe21stCenturyisaprobingandvisionaryinvestigationintotoday'smosturgentissuesaswemoveintotheunchartedterritoryofthefuture.Astechnologyadvancesfasterthanourunderstandingofit,hackingbecomesatacticofwar,andtheworldfeelsmorepolarizedthanever,Harariaddressesthechallengeofnavigatinglifeinthefaceofconstantanddisorientingchangeandraisestheimportantquestionsweneedtoaskourselvesinordertosurvive.Intwenty-oneaccessiblechaptersthatarebothprovocativeandprofound,Hararibuildsontheideasexploredinhispreviousbooks,untanglingpolitical,technological,social,andexistentialissuesandofferingadviceonhowtoprepareforaverydifferentfuturefromtheworldwenowlivein:HowcanweretainfreedomofchoicewhenBigDataiswatchingus?Whatwillthefutureworkforcelooklike,andhowshouldwereadyourselvesforit?Howshouldwedealwiththethreatofterrorism?Whyisliberaldemocracyincrisis?Harari'suniqueabilitytomakesenseofwherewehavecomefromandwherewearegoinghascapturedtheimaginationsofmillionsofreaders.Hereheinvitesustoconsidervalues,meaning,andpersonalengagementinaworldfullofnoiseanduncertainty.Whenwearedelugedwithirrelevantinformation,clarityispower.Presentingcomplexcontemporarychallengesclearlyandaccessibly,21Lessonsforthe21stCenturyisessentialreading.