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Historian Yuval Harari's 21 Issues Facing The 21st Century

"21 Lessons for the 21st Century," by Yuval Noah Harari. (Alex Schroeder/On Point)
"21 Lessons for the 21st Century," by Yuval Noah Harari. (Alex Schroeder/On Point)

With Meghna Chakrabarti

From hacking to terrorism, and our polarized world, it’s going to take a radical rethink of everything to survive this century, says historian and best-selling author Yuval Harari. He’s with us.

Guest

Yuval Noah Harari, lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he specializes in world history. Author of “ 21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” “ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” and “ Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow.” ( @harari_yuval)

From The Reading List

Excerpted from the book 21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY by Yuval Noah Harari. Copyright © 2018 by Yuval Noah Harari. Published by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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