The Global Order in Crisis
History is accelerating. Events that once took decades now happen in months. This makes the future even less predictable.
Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli historian and bestselling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus, exploring the course of human history and humanity's possible future.
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- The Difficult Choices of Tomorrow — Yuval Noah Harari
We face a choice about what to do with technology and power. Power without wisdom is dangerous. Wisdom without power is useless.
- When We Lose Life's Meaning — Yuval Noah Harari
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.
- Humanity Dominates Through Imagined Order — Yuval Noah Harari
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.
- The Real Dangers That Lie Ahead — Yuval Noah Harari
History shows us that big changes in society don't come from logic but from the stories people believe to be true.
- A New Story Needed for a New Age — Yuval Noah Harari
Humanity needs a new story to help us cope with the challenges of the future. The old stories no longer work.
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