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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. Now, in Homo Deus, he examines our future with his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between.
Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the 21st 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. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is disappearing. You are at more risk of obesity than starvation. Death is just a technical problem. Equality is out - but immortality is in. What does our future hold?
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"Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. It will make you think in ways you had not thought before." (Daniel Kahneman, best-selling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow)
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- James F. CLANCY
- 02-10-2020
Hopefully just a hypothetical
Brilliant hypothesis, intensely explained and thoroughly plausible.
I hope many read this book and work towards averting the stories outcome!
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- Neil Atkinson
- 19-05-2021
A heap of ideas
Great narration, good ideas but I'm not sure the average punter will take it all in.
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- Tipene
- 13-08-2020
Mind expanding.
Is a great continuation of Sapiens and gives a broad and insightful glance into possible current and near future human endeavours.
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- Jakki
- 17-07-2020
Altering
well worth the listen so you can understand the 3 most important questions for our future.
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- mrs s garrett
- 29-07-2020
Not for the faint hearted.
Hearing where we are honestly heading is not a fairytale unless you’re an original Grimms fan.
This confronting book stops you in your tracks and allows us to take account of everything around us.
New religions and why they are gathering momentum is a growth humanity needs to keep up with technology.
I found the book quite freeing as it allowed me the validity to be confused and bewildered knowing most others are also.
Well written and narrated in an extremely engaging way.
You had me hooked with Sapiens but Homo Deus is the next chapter I’m not sure I wanted but had to have.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-08-2020
Scary but necessary
Wow. Though this view of our potential future is a scary one, Yuval is always intelligent, thought provoking and relevant. I want to quiz him on his beliefs, after listening to this. I feel more informed about the direction the world is heading and more motivated to sway it a different way.
Funny how the Data- ists want the internet of all things to connect everything there is, when everything already is connected. Technology is still trying to emulate what already exists, yet doesn't acknowledge it's existence.
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- Sarah
- 09-08-2017
Review Homo Deus
Fabulous read, opens ones mind to a myriad of different theories and understandings of the world be are creating!
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- Russell
- 22-05-2017
Both books are outstanding
If you could sum up Homo Deus in three words, what would they be?
Engaging, detailed, thought-provoking
What did you like best about this story?
It has a consistent engaging narrative. I couldn't put it down.
Have you listened to any of Derek Perkins’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Great clear voice, easy to listen to.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me think about humanity and mortality. It shakes you out of the everyday humdrum.
Any additional comments?
If you love human history, sociology and futurology, you will love these books.
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- Haydn
- 28-03-2017
good read
excellent narrator. follows nicely from Sapiens. interesting premise to consider from ones own standpoint. you may want to make some changes to your social media engagement or the algorithms will get you.
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- Quantum Kernel
- 11-03-2018
Profound. Even better than the first book!
I wish my school years had included more books like this. Perhaps I would have been more interested.
Homo Deus explores some of the most profound philosophies and ideas of today. It will give you new perspective on many different aspects of your existence.
Well worth the many hours of listening.
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