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I‘ve listened to all of part 1, nearly 6 hours. It‘s been a nice foray into history and setting the stage for how different the future may be. Unfortunately I have to return it and wait until it‘s my turn to borrow it again and finish it. Almost doesn‘t seem relevant anymore now that generative AI and climate crises are changing the world.

A little bit of everything on this week's episode. Peter is left disappointed by a recent read, and Matt talks about C.S. Lewis. For the main bulk of the episode, we give our updated thoughts on “Homo Deus.“ Finally, we come up with prop bets and talk through predictions for our upcoming thriller book club.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5dVmacD8FkOWqXJxDtkwW6

I tried again, after abandoning this about 4 years ago but it's no use, it's just so dreadfully dull. I found myself making up excuses not to read. On the one hand, I hate admitting defeat, but on the other, the clothes I haven't worn for ages are now packed up & ready for the charity shop collection. Silver linings.

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I'm only at the beginning so there's only so much I can say about it, I mean, it's interesting but it also feels like the author is talking about humans that I am not a part of, I mean, there is still a lot that can be improved on in terms of happiness and wellbeing for people like me. That said, I also understand that he's looking at the big picture, not just for individual groups but humanity as a whole, let's see where it goes

Overall, I was disappointed. I didn‘t find it particularly original as a lot of sci-fi has explored the interesting ideas in a more engaging way, plus he kept making a lot of statements as though they proved a foundational point and then treating them as assumptions going forward without exploring them satisfactorily. This book written in 2016 has quickly aged poorly on a few fronts.

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Next read!

It was an enjoyable book to read, however it did feel at times to be repeating ideas that were mentioned before in A brief history of humankind

Second reading of this as it‘s so good and there‘s so much to take in!

👍🏻

Mind. Blown. This was brilliant, but terrifying to think that we may be developing humankind to become obsolete 🤯🤯

Hello humankind, pandemics are not yet historical enough :(

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5⭐️

I didn‘t think I‘d read 50 books this year, never-mind reaching it & then attaining a second goal of 115!

Thank you all so much for being great littens & even better friends. All the wonderful Readathon, book recommendations, posts etc...have made this by far my best reading year ever🥰📚♥️

This book has been on my TBR for a few years after I loved his first book ‘Sapiens‘ which I listened to as an audiobook. I read this one over a few months by reading 10 pages a day. Some days I didn‘t read any and other days I read more. It‘s incredibly interesting and thought provoking. Highly recommend if you‘re interested in what the future might hold in the next few decades and centuries.

Norwegian author Roy Jacobsen is quoted on the cover saying "without a doubt the most important book of the decade." I respectfully disagree. Interesting and thoughtprovoking,yes, but as Harari himself says several times, these are theories and possibilities, rather than prophesis. I also, for the most part, really disliked how he wrote about religion, often blending every faith together as one, and when he said (continues in comment)

A colleague brought me this and said I HAD to read it. About halfway through, but it's not a quick read. Very interesting though, but I disagree with him on some things.

Next to read on kindle

Awsm book must read.

This book was a total pick! It definitely changed how I looked at the world today (which, to be honest is kind of a mess right now) and also brought light to the world of tomorrow and where it may go and where I want to see myself in it. Very thought provoking.

Sapiens often use visual marks such as a turban, a beard, or a business suit to signal “you can trust me, I believe in the same story as you”.

In 2012...800,000 committed suicide, and 1.5 million died of diabetes. Sugar is now more dangerous than gunpowder.

“Whoever determines the meaning of our actions - whether they are good or evil, right or wrong, beautiful or ugly - also gains the authority to tell us what to think and how to behave”

And so begin my adventures with Mr. Harari. #friyay

Second book by Harari that I read, and I must say the man is a genius! The book tries to predict the future of human kind, how our society will be like, the implications of technology advancements, religion, music, labour, etc. There is a lot of content of human history, aprox. 70% and the actual predictions make up only 30% of the book, but nevertheless the author points out compelling facts and possibilites and even predictions. Reccomended.

Did Mr. Harari predict the Facebook-Cambridge analytica scandal?!

"You cannot experience something if you don't have the necessary sensitivity, and you cannot develop your sensitivity except by undergoing a long string of experiences"

It took just a piece of bread to make a starving medieval peasant joyful. How do you bring joy to a bored, overpaid and overweight engineer ?

Excellent

A Fascinating read

After reading Homo Sapiens, this was more difficult to read and finish but still an amazing book about what we are up to in the years to come. #2020

Looong time no see #CurrentRead 😍🖤📖📚 Here we go again!

"This is the paradox of historical knowledge. Knowledge that does not change behaviour is useless. But knowledge that changes behaviour quickly loses its relevance. The more data we have and the better we understand history, the faster history alters its course, and the faster our knowledge becomes outdated." Censorship now is flooding people with info. Knowing what to ignore is the new power"

3 ⭐️

Whereas Sapiens was full of fresh, challenging insights, this felt re-trod. For past/current state, he trots out his own conclusions. And when he speaks of the future, his speculations aren‘t inspired - I‘ve heard them before. 👇🏻

A history of tomorrow! Halfway trough the book I can honestly say this book is awesome. If you need to understand what might happen in the future and why, you should definitely give it a try!

After having read Sapiens, I had bought 21 Lessons for the 21st century by Yuval - after reading the first chapter I realized I had to read Homo Deus first. Wow! Absolutely marvellous piece of literature - Yuval has a phenomenal view on the world. This one I will read again.... and again!

Book No. 54

Homo Deus - Yuval Noah Harari

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Finding myself rushing through this library audiobook so I can move on to something happier. Although I wouldn't say this book is expressly pessimistic, it certainly isn't optimistic either 😕. #audioworking from home today so should be able to finish this read quickly.

Not as good as sapiens but is a good read.

I don't think I've ever read a book where I've learned so much or that made me think about all the possibilities of the future. I could read this book multiple times and learn something new everytime. There is so much interesting information and ideas told in a easily readable way. I found this completely fascinating and will likely read it again in the future. #highlyrecommend #mustread

Whipped up a soufflé omelette and I'm going to finally finish this book!

New technologies kill old gods and give birth to new gods.

This is a profoundly shocking piece of writing, a tactic which Yuval Noah Harari uses to great effect in getting readers to think about society today. The book is ostensibly about the future of mankind, but really is a means of highlighting how current trends in science, technology, humanity etc may progress and asks if that's really how we want things to go. It's philosophy.

All day skiing. All night reading (and cooking). Still chipping through my late night read. ✌️ night!

Usually I opt for fiction before bed but this is addicting... and concerning. The future of humanity is going to be wild and unrecognizable. 🙈

After reading Sapiens I've been itching to dive into Homo Deus! Here 👏 We 👏 Go 👏

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Not read anything by this author, but I immediately thought of this #nonfiction book about humanity‘s future.

Listening to the tagged book, however, I have already read it. I really enjoy walking around the #brahmasarovar lake, the central stage of epic #mahabharata. Also, visited the Mahabharata theme based Panorama museum at Kurukshetra.
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My favorite books of 2018. Some old, some new. Happy New Year!

Zusammenhänge werden einfach erklärt. Harari zeigt auf, welche Wünsche wir Menschen entwickelt haben und wohin diese Wünsche uns führen.