Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times
bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an
equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus
toward humanity's future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
Over 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.
What 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? Homo Deus explores
the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first
century--from overcoming death to creating artificial life. 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 is the next
stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus.
With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international
hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.
