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How do we make sense of today's political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, historian Yuval Harari places our current turmoil in a broader context, against the ongoing disruption of our technology, climate, media -- even our notion of what humanity is for. This is the first of a series of TED Dialogues, seeking a thoughtful response to escalating political divisiveness. Make time (just over an hour) for this fascinating discussion between Harari and TED curator Chris Anderson.
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Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher and the bestselling author of "Sapiens," "Homo Deus," "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" and the graphic novel series "Sapiens: A Graphic History." He is considered one of the world's most influential public intellectuals today.
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
An urgent response to a dangerously divisive time
Is there space left for dialogue? For reason? For thoughtful persuasion? We're determined to find that space through a series of TED Dialogues that will focus on questions about security and fear, democracy and demagoguery, neo-nationalism and neo-globalism.
The rise of the useless class
Historian Yuval Noah Harari makes a bracing prediction: just as mass industrialization created the working class, the AI revolution will create a new unworking class.
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