HOMO DEUS by YUVAL NOAH HARARI ( PART 11 ).

Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times best seller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods. Over the past century, humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but as Harari explains in his trademark style - thorough yet riveting - famine, plague, and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists, and criminals put together. The average American is 1,000 times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet Earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams, and nightmares that will shape the 21st century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus. With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times best seller, Harari maps out our future.

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About the Author:
YUVAL NOAH HARARI was born in Israel in 1976 and grew up in a secular Jewish family. He came to the UK in his twenties where he studied at Oxford before returning to Israel where he is currently a lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialising in the Middle Ages and World History. From a young age he was preoccupied by the big questions in life: is there justice in history, does power ensure happiness, and what if anything makes humans different from other animals? Writing Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind was an attempt to answer these questions and the book has since become an international phenomenon attracting a legion of fans from Bill Gates and Barack Obama to Chris Evans and Jarvis Cocker. His follow-up, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow sees him tackle questions about the future of humanity and has been a similar international sensation. He is a vegan and meditates for two hours every day as well as attending extended Vipassana meditation retreats every year. He lives with his husband in Karmei Yosef, just outside Jerusalem.

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HOMO DEUS.
A Brief History of Tomorrow.
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PART 2
Homo Sapiens Gives Meaning to the World.
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11
The Data Religion.
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Where Has All the Power Gone?
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History in a Nutshell
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Information Wants to be Free
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Record, Upload, Share!
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Know Thyself
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A Ripple in the Data Flow