About the author

Yuval Noah Harari (Hebrew: יובל נח הררי‎, [juˈval noˈaχ (h)aˈʁaʁi]; born 24 February 1976) is an Israeli historian and a professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of the popular science bestsellers Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2014), Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016), and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (2018). His writings examine free will, consciousness, intelligence and happiness.

Harari's early publications are concerned with what he describes as the "cognitive revolution" occurring roughly 50,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens supplanted the rival Neanderthals, developed language skills and structured societies, and ascended as apex predators, aided by the agricultural revolution and accelerated by the scientific method, which have allowed humans to approach near mastery over their environment.

His recent books examine the possible consequences of a futuristic biotechnological world in which intelligent biological organisms are surpassed by their own creations; he has said "Homo sapiens as we know them will disappear in a century or so".

21 ting du bør vide om det 21 århundrede

Hvad er de største udfordringer i verden i dag? Hvad er den dybere betydning af disse udfordringer? Og hvordan kan vi hver især finde vores vej igennem dem?

 

21 HISTORIER OM DET 21. ÅRHUNDREDE undersøger nogle af de vigtigste problemer og begivenheder lige nu, blandt andet terrorisme, fake news, immigration, global opvarmning og Donald Trump. Yuval Harari tager også fat på mere nære emner som menneskelig modstandskraft, beskedenhed og meditation.

 

Yuval Hararis forrige bøger er blevet verdensomspændende bestsellere. I Sapiens skrev han om vores fortid, og i Homo Deus skrev han om vores fremtid. I 21 historier om det 21. århundrede kigger han på her og nu - og hjælper os med at fokusere på de vigtigste spørgsmål, vi bør stille os selv i dag.

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Edition3
Printed pages416
Publish date06 Oct 2022
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ISBN print9788711997529