Pourquoi la démocratie libérale est-elle en crise ? Sommes-nous à l'aube d'une nouvelle guerre mondiale ? Que faire devant l'épidémie de « fake news » ? Quelle civilisation domine le monde : l'Occident, la Chine ou l'Islam ? Que pouvons-nous faire face au terrorisme ? Que devons-nous enseigner à nos enfants ?Avec l'intelligence, la perspicacité et la clarté qui ont fait le succès mondial de Sapiens et Homo deus, Yuval Noah Harari décrypte le XXIe siècle sous tous ses aspects - politique, social, technologique, environnemental, religieux, existentiel... Un siècle de mutations dont nous sommes les acteurs et auquel nous pouvons encore redonner sens par notre engagement. Car si le futur de l'humanité se décide sans nous, nos enfants n'échapperont pas aux conséquences.De l'immigration à l'intelligence artificielle, du climat aux religions, Yuval Noah Harari dresse un portrait lumineux de notre époque. Le Point.Un ouvrage magistral. Libération.Traduit de l'anglais par Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat.
100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens.
How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come?
In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical - and sometimes devastating - breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, palaeontology and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come?
Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power ... and our future.
Selected from the books Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century economics and shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not.
VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.
A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series:
Home by Salman Rushdie Babies by Anne Enright Eating by Nigella Lawson Drinking by John Cheever
Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. #1 New York Times Bestseller The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, now available as a beautifully packaged paperback From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas. Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become? Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.
Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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.
Elles décryptent les mammographies, observent les rétines, scrutent les cerveaux et comparent les symptômes pour prédire d'éventuelles maladies. Les IA sont entrées à l'hôpital et dans les labos, où médecins et chercheurs inventent la santé du XXIe siècle. Des prothèses aux implants en passant par les consultations en ligne et les patients numériques, ces avancées vertigineuses interrogent notre rapport au corps.
Elles réveillent le fantasme de l'homme augmenté et le désir d'immortalité des transhumanistes. Grâce à l'éclairage des plus grands experts, cette enquête dresse un état de la recherche et des dernières innovations en matière d'intelligence artificielle. Comment préserver le secret médical dans un monde ultra-connecté ? Les médecins vont-ils disparaître ? Les robots sont-ils une réponse à l'isolement ? Les machines nous privent-elles de notre libre arbitre ?
