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Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, The Power of Awareness, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

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Interview with Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, The Power of Awareness, and The Brilliance of Bone-Conduction Headphones | Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs (  / tim  , Pique Tea (http://piquetea.com/tim), and Allform (http://allform.com/tim). Show notes: https://tim.blog/2020/10/27/yuval-noa... Prof. Yuval Noah Harari (@harari_yuval) is a historian and bestselling author who is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today. His popular books—Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century— have sold 27.5 million copies in 60 languages. They have been recommended by Barack Obama, Chris Evans, Janelle Monáe, Bill Gates, and many others. The Guardian has credited Sapiens with revolutionizing the nonfiction market and popularizing “brainy books.” He is also behind Sapiens: A Graphic History, a new graphic novel series in collaboration with comi …...more
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0:00

Does Yuval live on a moshav?

6:34

A 2-hour/day vipassana meditation practice

7:39

The unexpected success of Sapiens

14:45

On developing a book from lecture notes

18:53

Suffering in the larger picture of human history

21:16

Sorting the real from the imaginary stories

26:15

Money is really a story about trust.

31:20

Fame and obscurity

35:40

Superpowers

38:57

Advice and friends

41:23

Happiness, suffering, and misery

44:46

Privacy

47:15

Influences

51:01

Art and understanding ourselves

52:41

Books

55:42

Black Mirror

1:02:23

The film Her + AI

1:04:05

AI and how we think about understanding

1:08:06

Sapiens: A Graphic (novel) History

1:10:40

Scientific objectivity and political correctness

1:16:03

Yuval’s mission statement

1:24:29

The future of humanity

1:26:40

Of our possible fates, which worry Yuval the most?

1:34:12

What keeps Yuval going?

1:35:56

Parting thoughts

1:38:01
Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, The Power of Awareness, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show
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Interview with Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, The Power of Awareness, and The Brilliance of Bone-Conduction Headphones | Brought to you by LinkedIn Jobs (  / tim  , Pique Tea (http://piquetea.com/tim), and Allform (http://allform.com/tim). Show notes: https://tim.blog/2020/10/27/yuval-noa... Prof. Yuval Noah Harari (@harari_yuval) is a historian and bestselling author who is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals today. His popular books—Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century— have sold 27.5 million copies in 60 languages. They have been recommended by Barack Obama, Chris Evans, Janelle Monáe, Bill Gates, and many others. The Guardian has credited Sapiens with revolutionizing the nonfiction market and popularizing “brainy books.” He is also behind Sapiens: A Graphic History, a new graphic novel series in collaboration with comics artists David Vandermeulen (co-writer) and Daniel Casanave (illustrator). This beautifully illustrated series is a radical reworking of his book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. The series will be published in four volumes starting in fall 2020 with Volume 1, The Birth of Humankind, which is out now. Please enjoy! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-trans... About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER:   / tferriss   Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM:   / timferriss   Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK:   / timferriss   Start [00:00] Does Yuval live on a moshav? [06:34] A 2-hour/day vipassana meditation practice [07:39] The unexpected success of Sapiens [14:45] On developing a book from lecture notes [18:53] Suffering in the larger picture of human history [21:16] Sorting the real from the imaginary stories [26:15] Money is really a story about trust. [31:20] Fame and obscurity [35:40] Superpowers [38:57] Advice and friends [41:23] Happiness, suffering, and misery [44:46] Privacy [47:15] Influences [51:01] Art and understanding ourselves [52:41] Books [55:42] Black Mirror [1:02:23] The film Her + AI [1:04:05] AI and how we think about understanding [1:08:06] Sapiens: A Graphic (novel) History [1:10:40] Scientific objectivity and political correctness [1:16:03] Yuval’s mission statement [1:24:29] The future of humanity [1:26:40] Of our possible fates, which worry Yuval the most? [1:34:12] What keeps Yuval going? [1:35:56] Parting thoughts [1:38:01]
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