Yuval Noah Harari
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Historian and bestselling author of 'Sapiens', 'Homo Deus', '21 Lessons for the 21st Century', 'Sapiens: A Graphic History', 'Unstoppable Us', and 'NEXUS'.
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Human existence is full of unintended consequences. Inventing farming must have seemed like a really good idea at the time, but for most people, it really wasn't.
Full conversation with ian bremmer at bit.ly/BremmerYNH.
Why do humans fight? And do our conflicts follow the same logic as those of other animals? The full conversation with author and GZERO Media founder ian bremmer is available at bit.ly/BremmerYNH.
How did humans get so good at wheat farming? Yitz reads from #UnstoppableUs , and helps us imagine what the Agricultural Revolution might have looked like on the ground.
#middlegradebooks
'You'll understand when you're older...'
Leah reads from #UnstoppableUs , and puts this famous sentence into historical context.
What happened to conservatives? They used to be all about conserving. They used to protect institutions and traditions – but in many countries, they're now attempting to overthrow and destroy them instead.
Full conversation with ian bremmer available on bit.ly/BremmerYNH
Do you ever read books out loud? Here are Greyson, Sonia, Leah and Yitz doing just that with 'Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why the World Isn't Fair'.
#middlegradebooks #UnstoppableUs
Understanding human history can be challenging enough for adults, so how do we explain it to kids? The full Brief But Spectacular special is available to watch on bit.ly/YNH-BBS.
Random House Children's Books #UnstoppableUs #middlegradebooks
The idea of a perfect world is probably the most dangerous fantasy that humans have ever come up with. Full session on bit.ly/CambridgeYNH.
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