Israeli historian and bestselling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus, exploring the course of human history and humanity's possible future.
We face a choice about what to do with technology and power. Power without wisdom is dangerous. Wisdom without power is useless.
Throughout history, people have sought meaning in religion, society, in family. In the modern world, many have lost that meaning and don't know what to do with their freedom.
What makes us unique is our ability to believe in things that exist only in our imagination. Nations, money, religion—these are all imagined orders.
History shows us that big changes in society don't come from logic but from the stories people believe to be true.
Humanity needs a new story to help us cope with the challenges of the future. The old stories no longer work.
History is accelerating. Events that once took decades now happen in months. This makes the future even less predictable.