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Famine, plague and war - the scourges of mankind's 70,000 year history - all soon to be replaced with immortality, and abundance.
‘War is obsolete; you are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is disappearing; you are more at risk of obesity than starvation. Death is just a technical problem; equality is out but immortality is in.’
As we use technology to change the world, there are new risks - risks that we don't see clearly, even though we are speeding directly towa ...more
‘War is obsolete; you are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is disappearing; you are more at risk of obesity than starvation. Death is just a technical problem; equality is out but immortality is in.’
As we use technology to change the world, there are new risks - risks that we don't see clearly, even though we are speeding directly towa ...more

Yuval Noah Harari è uno studioso, uno storico di fama internazionale. Il suo libro è stato selezionato come libro dell'anno 2016 dalle maggiori testate anglosassoni. Scorre per oltre cinquecento pagine, pubblicato dalla Bompiani in una edizione anche economica, in una elegante sagoma editoriale, oltre che in edizione Kindle. L'indice prevede un nuovo programma per l'umanità.
Diviso in tre parti l'homo sapiens è visto alla conquista del mondo, dall'antropocene, alla fatidica scintilla. Nella seco ...more
Diviso in tre parti l'homo sapiens è visto alla conquista del mondo, dall'antropocene, alla fatidica scintilla. Nella seco ...more

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