Unstoppable Us: Rethinking the History of Humanity, with Yuval Noah Harari Part One

Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 3:10 a.m.

b"Sign up for Intelligence Squared Premium here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, early access and much more. See below for details.\\nIn the first part of a special double episode, historian and The Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari, joins us to discuss his new book for children, Unstoppable Us, Volume 1. He also reflects on the epic scope of his work looking back over thousands of years of human history and the turbulent times humanity finds itself in today. In 2011, Harari wrote A Brief History of Humankind, covering the last 70,000 years of human evolution. Published in English as Sapiens in 2014, it\\u2019s since been translated into 65 languages, become a New York Times bestseller admired by both Barack Obama and Bill Gates and is widely seen as a publishing phenomenon. Its future-focused follow-up, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, helped further nudge the dial on how we perceive ourselves as a species and it is the book that launched a growing genre of god's-eye-view non-fiction known as Big History. Harari's latest book is on the smaller side and for smaller people but it's still full of big ideas, inviting younger readers to look at the early history of humankind. Joining Harari in conversation for this episode is our host the academic and broadcaster, Professor Shahidha Bari.\\n\\u2026\\nWe are incredibly grateful for your support. To become an Intelligence Squared Premium subscriber, follow the link: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/\\xa0\\nHere\\u2019s a reminder of the benefits you\\u2019ll receive as a subscriber:\\n\\n\\nAd-free listening, because we know some of you would prefer to listen without interruption\\xa0\\n\\n\\nOne early episode per week\\n\\n\\nTwo bonus episodes per month\\n\\nA 25% discount on IQ2+, our exciting streaming service, where you can watch and take part in events live at home and enjoy watching past events on demand and without ads\\xa0\\n\\nA 15% discount and priority access to live, in-person events in London, so you won\\u2019t miss out on tickets\\n\\nOur premium monthly newsletter\\xa0\\n\\n\\nIntelligence Squared Merch\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"