{"product_id":"homo-deus-a-brief-history-of-tomorrow-isbn-9780062464316","title":"Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOfficial U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and international phenomenon \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward the future of humanity, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 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 a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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? \u003ci\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/i\u003e explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life and artificial intelligence. 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 provocative work of popular science is the next stage of evolution. This is \u003ci\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the same insight and clarity that made \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e an international hit and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, Harari maps out our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as we stand on the verge of godhood, what new challenges will replace the old ones?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe New Human Agenda:\u003c\/b\u003e With famine, plague, and war no longer seen as uncontrollable forces of nature, Harari argues that humanity will aim for immortality, happiness, and divinity. What happens when we try to play God?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUpgrading Humankind:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the profound implications of biotechnology and genetic engineering as Homo sapiens attempts to evolve into \u003ci\u003eHomo deus\u003c\/i\u003e. Is this the next stage of evolution, or the beginning of the end?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Rise of Dataism:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the emergence of a new religion where information is the ultimate value. What happens to human free will when external algorithms know us better than we know ourselves?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Future of Consciousness:\u003c\/b\u003e This groundbreaking book examines the decoupling of intelligence from consciousness and asks the fundamental question: will a world dominated by super-intelligence and AI have any room left for the human spirit?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn his critically acclaimed international bestseller \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e, Yuval Noah Harari explained how humankind came to rule the planet. In \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e, he examines humanity’s future, offering a vision of tomorrow that at first seems incomprehensible but soon looks undeniable: humanity will lose not only its dominance, but its very meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past century, humankind has managed to do the impossible: turn the uncontrollable forces of nature—namely, famine, plague, and war—into manageable challenges. Today 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 combined. We are the only species in earth’s long history that has single-handedly changed the entire planet, and we no longer expect any higher being to mold our destinies for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? What destinies will we set for ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e explores the projects, dreams, and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century, from overcoming death to creating artificial life. But the pursuit of these very goals may ultimately render most human beings superfluous. So where do we go from here? And how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? We cannot stop the march of history, but we can influence its direction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFuture-casting typically assumes that tomorrow, at its heart, will look much like today: we will possess amazing new technologies, but old humanist values like liberty and equality will still guide us. \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus \u003c\/em\u003edismantles these assumptions and opens our eyes to a vast range of alternative possibilities, with provocative arguments on every page, among them: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe main products of the twenty-first-century economy will not be textiles, vehicles, and weapons but bodies, brains, and minds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhile the industrial revolution created the working class, the next big revolution will create the useless class.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe way humans have treated animals is a good indicator for how upgraded humans will treat us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemocracy and the free market will both collapse once Google and Facebook know us better than we know ourselves, and authority will shift from individual humans to networked algorithms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumans won’t fight machines; they will merge with them. We are heading toward marriage rather than war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the shape of the new world, and the gap between those who get on board and those left behind will be larger than the gap between industrial empires and agrarian tribes, larger even than the gap between Sapiens and Neanderthals. This is the next stage of evolution. This is \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Provocative...the handiwork of a gifted thinker.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Senior, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provocative… essential reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I enjoyed reading about these topics not from another futurist but from a historian, contextualizing our current ways of thinking amid humanity’s long march–especially…with Harari’s ability to capsulize big ideas memorably and mingle them with a light, dry humor…Harari offers not just history lessons but a meta-history lesson.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thought-provoking and enlightening, Harari’s books is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of our species.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…[S]hares DNA with the work of writers like Jared Diamond … while drawing freely from other disciplines in both the humanities and sciences. It’s emphatically a work for the general reader eager to grapple with big ideas, but who is equally hungry for context for today’s headlines.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thrilling to watch such a talented author trample so freely across so many disciplines... Harari’s skill lies in the way he tilts the prism in all these fields and looks at the world in different ways, providing fresh angles on what we thought we knew... scintillating.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like all great epics, \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e demanded a sequel. \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e, in which that likely apocalyptic future is imagined in spooling detail, is that book. It is a highly seductive scenario planner for the numerous ways in which we might overreach ourselves.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Harari is an intellectual magpie who has plucked theories and data from many disciplines - including philosophy, theology, computer science and biology - to produce a brilliantly original, thought-provoking and important study of where mankind is heading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Harari is an exceptional writer, who seems to have been specially chosen by the muses as a conduit for the zeitgeist… Fascinating reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thank God someone finally wrote [this] exact book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSebastian Junger, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e will shock you. It will entertain you. Above all, it will make you think in ways you had not thought before.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast, and Slow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Spellbinding… This is a very intelligent book, full of sharp insights and mordant wit... It is a quirky and cool book, with a sliver of ice at its heart... It is hard to imagine anyone could read this book without getting an occasional, vertiginous thrill.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What elevates Harari above many chroniclers of our age is his exceptional clarity and focus.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A remarkable book, full of insights and thoughtful reinterpretations of what we thought we knew about ourselves and our history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] great book…not only alters the way you see the world after you’ve read it, it also casts the past in a different light. In \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e, Yuval Noah Harari shows us where mankind is headed in an absolutely clear-sighted \u0026amp; accessible manner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a sweeping tour of the history of our species…. Harari’s formidable intellect sheds light on the biggest breakthroughs in the human story…important reading for serious-minded, self-reflective sapiens.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In Sapiens, Harari delves deep into our history as a species to help us understand who we are and what made us this way. 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