{"product_id":"homo-deus-a-brief-history-of-tomorrow-paperback","title":"Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYuval Noah Harari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and international phenomenon \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\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?\u003cem\u003e Homo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the same insight and clarity that made \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e an international hit and a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, Harari maps out our future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuval Noah Harari, author of the critically acclaimed\u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller and international phenomenon \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 guide us. \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e dismantles 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--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuval Noah Harari, author of the critically acclaimed\u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller and international phenomenon \u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\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 guide us. \u003cem\u003eHomo Deus\u003c\/em\u003e dismantles 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. 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