TimesTalks | Yuval Noah Harari

Bari Weiss, Op-Ed staff editor and writer at The New York Times, will join Yuval Noah Harari, historian, philosopher and international best-selling author of “Sapiens” and “Homo Deus” for a thought-provoking evening of conversation. Harari’s new book, “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” untangles political, technological, social and existential issues. It clarifies the most important questions humankind faces today, and empowers all of us to help answer them. His provocative insights on the most pressing issues of the day have won him fans ranging from Bill Gates and Barack Obama to Natalie Portman and Janelle Monáe.
Filmed live at TheTimesCenter.

[@Constantinesis]

"Going from 100 people that you know to 100 millions people that you don`t know was difficult. Going from 100 million people that you don`t know to 8 billion that you don`t know its far easier" This is the best argument for global cooperation and unification!

[@kdengo]

" How do you have the balls to write the kind of books that you do?" That was the best question ever his eyeballs almost fell off his glasses ...LOL

[@dynamicpurpose]

I'm so glad that philosophy is coming back into the mainstream. I think it was always relevant in different ways but in the past 150 years it's more important than ever!

[@TheDionysianFields]

I'm pleased myself, but as far as being the most practical area of study...that's seems dubious. I'd also question whether there's been any increase in the number of job openings for a philosophy major.

[@shubhamsonawane5597]

Emotional intelligence nd mental stability are the most imp. Aspects 👌 Excellent sir.

[@TomerBenDavid]

It's the first interview with Harari where I didn't only enjoy talk but also the interviewer questions and the dynamics with her.

[@Constantinesis]

Maybe also because she is a pleasant person

[@christophermurphy6958]

AREN,T YOU GLAD shapiro and peterson weren,t on

[@TheDionysianFields]

@@christophermurphy6958 Actually, a debate between Harari and Peterson is long overdue. We never get the right combinations to make actual progress in the overarching issues.

[@joshuddin897]

She is a femme niste

[@franciochoa1892]

I know Yuval is amazing. He is an smart and very educate person with the ability of think out of box. In this particular interview this young lady demonstrated that she is enough smart to talk with Yuval. The questions, the time given for answers in general how she managed this interview that was perfect!!!!

[@TheDionysianFields]

"I think more in centuries than hours." Man is this guy quotable!

[@mwikalinthenge2789]

Hello from Nairobi, Kenya. Thought provoking discussion.

[@madisonimogen1028]

Thank universe that this guy emerged and speaks world wide and finally has the power to blow the lid off on everything we have accomplished till today

[@mniman7022]

I wish instead of formulating her next question while he spoke, the interviewer listened with intent to his response to her previous question and developed the conversation with flow. Just my thought to go deeper....and definitely Zuckerberg doesn’t agree with him, watch his interview. He and the Davos crowd are terrified of him.

[@TheDionysianFields]

Agree about Zuck, but I think Weiss did a fine job here. There was obviously a time limit and she covered all the relevant ground and offered insightful feedback. She even called him out on the globalism/scalability issue and made Harari squirm a bit.

[@dahliathereader2872]

The first eloquent interviewer I have seen on KZbin

[@Polyviani]

Men interviewers have ego and territory issues, keep cutting and bringing subjective agenda

[@positivetruth]

As always, Yuval Harari brings up issues which actually should make the world sit up, notice and act. Unfortunately, in most part of the world, the dialogues are still of 19th century relevance. Our formal education systems are so inadequate that it may be worthwhile to provide only basic education of external world and in depth education on opening the minds, so that individual students can spend less time in the rigor of formal education and search their own paths as per their own desire from ever increasing sources of knowledge available almost freely.

[@mmb2211]

I`ve seen many interviews with Harari...this one has to be the one with the most interesting questions. Great job!

[@PrestonWatches]

now I am intrigued! can you suggest other good ones?

[@woodstockjon420]

@@PrestonWatches , the reviews of his last two books where pretty good. I find Yuval a true, "outside the box "thinker! So glad he's out there for us all to hear and learn from! Ironically, If not for the same algorithms that he speaks of... his message would not even be getting out there. Perfect Timing? (Yes)

[@minekonakci6545]

I agree!

[@freeskite]

Excellent all the way around. Harari informative and thought-provoking as usual. Loved his commentary throughout. Including his take on Gorbachev. Bari Weiss was great as well. Thanks, Bari.

[@GavinskisTutorials]

Harari’s new book is excellent! Extremely accessible. If you find his ideas thought-provoking, Charles Eisenstein is another thinker who sees the big picture and is a similarly great writer.

[@CarlosHfam]

Thank you!

[@iansheerin2783]

Eisenstein is immediately who comes to mind in relationship to Harari's discussion of stories. Harari and Eisenstein seem to be in agreement that we have reached a threshold- 'a place between stories'.

[@amanieux]

gavin mccloskey are you being sarcastic about avoiding radical thinkers ? it is like saying gray is the only balanced color to consider and that you should never look at pure red, green or blue.

[@TheDionysianFields]

@@amanieux That said, there are some radicals who've simply gone over the rainbow (cough, cough...Alex Jones)

[@lancetonsow]

This guys' just TOO GOOD. I regret being ignorant of his existence in the past.

[@ralphrau]

Emotional Intelligence & Mental Balance are the most critical skills for the young and future generations. - Yuval Noah Harari

[@TheDionysianFields]

Ok, but what the hell is emotional intelligence?

[@blank003]

@@TheDionysianFields it's a weird way of saying maturity.

[@TiempoNuevo-ew7ty]

Really how do you define Emotional intelligence and Mental Balance.

[@oliveoil7642]

And that can only be achieved in a loving, caring ,nurturing environment .

[@ralphrau]

@@blank003 Lacking in a Trump ?

[@Patrick77487]

Love listening to Harari. Tremendous ability with communication over complex matters.

[@marcboulet4278]

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[@veerjainatgmail]

Fantastic... Science, History, Genetics, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Politics, Technology....Yuval is real genius.

[@mahboubehtavakol9154]

He truly is! But he has ruined my life cause no matter what I do, my mom would always be disappointed in me for not being like him

[@elkiness]

Great! Cool guy. I've taken one of his courses, listened to his lectures in Hebrew (when his English was so bad I got frustrated), and seen him again and again on You Tube. More ideas! Lots of food for thought! I very much appreciated the interviewer, Bari Weiss. She was down to earth, intelligent in the best sense, and gave the audience (I assume) and viewers--like me--a great sense of being part of a lively and important discussion among people in a search for truth.

[@asyamay4258]

Er ist verrückt. Dein erster Eindruck war schon richtig.

[@deannaotero5675]

Greetings of peace 🕊️❤

[@sheabsnackin3815]

Harari is a great thinker and full of brilliant insights. I think he's right that we need cooperation on a global scale to solve the challenges of the 21st century, BUT...I think there's good reason to fear that such a global society will not come about without large-scale conflicts/wars, and these might well make the conflicts of the 20th century look trivial by comparison.

[@charlieranger4598]

I agree but I hope that some aliens are going to save us in the end. ;)

[@mandeemckenzie537]

Harari = SATAN in the flesh

[@praburajp5413]

Yuval sir, I am just impresd you are just the best narating with all truth with facts. I love this live long mother bless your work.

[@sistermorningstar6596]

I have followed you Yuval Noah Harari for years. Thank you for your perspective and passion and discussions!

[@ErikCohenDev]

Very well done interview!

[@The22on]

I thought the best question was what motivated him to get into futurism. He said, "I got "fed up with the fictional stories people told me about things like the meaning of life." My history is the same as his. (However, he began to question things when he was young. I didn't question until I got to 50!). After my loved ones passed away, I started questioning everything, mostly religion. I read the early books about my religion (e.g. Guide for the Perplexed by Maimonides) hoping for comfort. I'm a scientist and I knew the books were wrong.(e.g. god making plants before he made the sun). I'm not writing this to argue over religion. I enjoyed my childhood with religion.My doubts on religion stem from my scientific training. Then, she asked what 'comforts' him. He said "seeing through fictional stories". Same for me! I now ask myself if I believe something just because most people believe it. Man, that is a slippery slope! Once I questioned reality, religion, life, myself, death, birth, relationships, meaning... whew! I had to re-invent everything I thought I knew. I can see why most people believe stories. Life is hard! Just say, "It's the will of god". My advice is to go along with the herd! lol Here's my philosophy now. For bad things, I say, "Fate was really unkind to me", and for good things, "I'm glad the universe just happened to come together in a good way for me." I use "fate" instead of god (I mean that no entity is in charge), and that things just occur out of the chaos - sometimes good for me and sometimes not. There's not much 'comfort' in that, but, like Yuval, I feel good about my ability to think for myself. A few friends have said to me, "You think too much." They're right. Sigh.

[@abhaysharma9317]

English is such a crucial language to know in our time, Just imagine what would've happened if Yuval knew only Hebrew than his wisdom would have just conserved with 10 or so million Hebrew speaker.#Keep calm make 8 billion fluent in English.

[@mahboubehtavakol9154]

Superb interview!

[@dongwooistim]

interviewer did a great thing, starting with interesting questions with a good insight toward the great interviewee.

[@emeseszorenyi5245]

Your books changed my life, Yuval. Just as investing in Tesla did, by driving a Tesla Model S, and listening to your thoughts while running, walking, supercharging.

[@rewtnode]

Just listen to yourself bragging.

[@pauldouglas9372]

Great to be aware of all this. Also great to know that the Bahá'í Faith and the extensive writings have the answers, if humanity could learn to truly love each other.

[@Longin58]

Excellent interview - will have to read Mr. Harari's books!

[@runiamowla8937]

I love this guy

[@truthlivingetc88]

yes and his insights into meditation are really good too. I believe him to possibly be the reincarnation of Arnold Toynbee who was the last great philosophical historian. (no I am not a serial killer) .

[@LaGalletaLibrosyModa]

I love him too

[@garypage9515]

What an excellent discussion moderator! The young lady was excellence to go along with the brilliance of Harari.

[@pwneador]

Harari deserved a better interviewer, but it was still a good talk.

[@sandipbiswas3997]

I never seen such clarity of thoughts in any people. Thank you Sir to enlighten me 🙏

[@CjJohns1776]

Lucifer was the angel of light

[@sarahhuertas7406]

I thought interviewer asked very good, challenging questions. One of them particularly interesting, his popularity with people in the centers of power. Perhaps because he side-steps an important story, property and capital?

[@tolstoiesky]

20:48 opened interesting question on the power of story telling!

[@tinisnottin]

Great host, execellent dialogue!!!

[@beback_]

Love both of these guys.

[@anniegaudrat2409]

About education : important to give children many references, develop a good sense of critic; to teach them to enlarge their points of view. Where Maths, physics, chemistry are concerned they’ve have got to be Learned no escape!

[@rajendramirji5830]

Great explanation of how to differentiate between fiction and reality. Thanks ...

[@elrafaga]

I find it very interesting, compelling and it makes me reflect about my own beliefs and what needs to be done to actually change the course of our lives, as individuals and as species.

[@TiempoNuevo-ew7ty]

RESPECT. COMPASSION LOVE FORGIVENESS YOURSELF AND ALL OTHERS. Until humanity can learn these basics our fate will be sealed to a death for all that is.

[@LaGalletaLibrosyModa]

De animales a Dioses (escrito por Yuval Noah Harari EL MEJOR) LIBRO QUE HE LEÍDO. Hoy salió en mi país 21 lecciones del siglo XXI, tengo muchas ansias de que amanezca para ir por él!!

[@crimsonkhan3815]

I want to see more on Bari than Harari...cuz asking meaningful questions are much more valuable than answering them. Especially when the answers are most likely "errr! i dunno!"..we dont know a shit'bout life & future of humanity which is totally normal..at least we can ask some questions^^...Thanks for sharing..was nice and mice.

[@v12v12v12v12]

Calligraphy vs Writing ... There Is Method To Its Madness ...

[@v12v12v12v12]

UnConditional Love vs Theology ... Polishing The Diamond ... (Of Democracy) ...

[@v12v12v12v12]

Roll Playing An Emergency

[@evasandor635]

Thank you.

[@bullehshah9060]

I adore and revere Harari and his work. However I don't fully agree with the comment he makes here about how the humanities are more essential than the sciences in understanding our world today and coming up with solutions to global problems. Many of the 'hard' sciences - astrophysics, geology, microbiology - will make you reconsider sapiens's place in the universe, and inspire much-needed perspective and humility in a way that the humanities - with their focus on human concerns - simply don't. I think that if more people were also to be familiar with these sciences, we'd have a less anthropocentric view of things, and better placed to protect the entire biosphere.

[@jukker95]

It is precisely because the "hard" sciences dispel the myth of our specialness that the humanities are crucial in helping us to determine how to shape meaning as thinking apes.

[@rkdeka-jg8wf]

very very logical and relevant as always. Thankyou.

[@gabrieldash]

Yuval Noah Harari is an amazing thinker. Also, can Bari Weiss please interview everyone from now on? Amazing job on her part!

[@chris5375]

harari is a wise men

[@thehardwaregirl]

excellent talk and surprisingly uplifting

[@TheDjexcessive]

I read all his books. After that, I changed my perception about life, religion, everything, permanently...he really opened my eyes

[@taiilhyun2476]

Simply thought-illuminating and brilliant! I just adore how this man thinks and writes...

[@nancymohass4891]

Because the reality is changing , we need to teach our children to look for the Trouth! Not " ultimate " Truth !

[@dsgd63sanjosestateuniversi49]

Beautiful talk. But surprizing that the sound is so bad for a company like Times Talk

[@DavidmillicanCa]

His line about AI, "we're at an inflection point beyond which our imagination fails" really struck home with me. DM

[@amanieux]

failure of our imagination to predict the future is true at any time in history. a tipping point just make the difference more sudden and radical, thinking that we are now at a tipping point because of recent rapid progress in AI or biogenetics seems questionable and very chronocentric. thinkers in the time of the invention of the printing press certainly had similar alarming thought about being at an inflection point in the history.

[@PrithivirajSaminathan]

This is one of the interactive interview with Yuval !!!! Awesome work by bari

[@MonicaAliciaColunga]

Brilliant.

[@yvonnehyatt8353]

Spread and the good and Yuval there is sub/bilingual Messages to be sent to humans many ways .

[@migrantologosmigrantologos9031]

Que inspirador! Bravo.

[@edris47]

I think Mr. Harari unknowingly or maybe knowingly exposing problems of humanity, but not fully. In one of his Q&A program he mentioned that "consciousness is a mental pollution", and he went on to explain that the content of our mind is a noise as a jet engine noise, therefore our brain is full of stuff that is useless, and it produces noise. I hope he will explore this pollution much deeper. This noise or pollution uses most of our mind's energy. Our mind is the source of our sorrow, pain, violence, anger, greed, and so on, which is part of pollution. Finally I think that he is in paradox on this point that, in one hand he is saying that there is no free will, which is true, and our consciousness is pollution, but on the other hand he is saying or are asking that this polluted mind is going to solve our problems, which it is creating. It is an impossible task but your work is greatly important and it provides a beginning a starting point to explore how to dismantle and free our mind from this pollution, which the ultimate generator of humanities problems. So it is not nuclear weapons, or climate change or AI, and so on are danger to humanity, it is this polluted mind that has invented or have caused these is the greatest and only danger.

[@miguelvd]

get a doctor! Fast :D

[@libbyholt3863]

I think you may be on to something. Back in the '80s a friend of mine said, "We had our civil rights movement, which was sorely needed and did the whole world much good (www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/17/AR2006021702491.html), but now we need a civil responsibilities movement." I think the decades have proved her to be correct. We need to keep our best stories that came from the civil rights movement and, indeed, from the American revolutionaries about inalienable human rights, but there is one more story type we need and a bunch of stories we need to drop. We need to adopt stories about individual accountability (Alain de Botton, 12-Step fellowships), self knowledge, HOW to pursue happiness (cognitive behaviorism), and civil responsibility (MLK, Ghandi, America's constitution). We need better communication skills (Marshall Rosenburg) including a moral imperative to truly value (namaste, NAACP-"A mind is a terrible thing to waste.") the spark of life, divinity, soul, sovereignty (call it what you will) in every human (and animal??). We need more stories about how any chain is only as strong as its weakest link (Black Lives Matter, Me Too), how plugging the hole in the sinking ship saves ALL of us, and like the story of the bundle of sticks (Bible). We need to drop the stories that corporations and other power brokers have led us to believe, the ones that divide and commoditize us, assuming you'll allow commoditize as a real word. For too long, we've allowed public education to bend less toward elevating the individual, and, thereby, humanity as a whole, into a people, each of whom is the best possible expression of the best within him/herself. Instead, public education has bent more toward creating conformity to what corporations and governments tell us we need. Not that a good work ethic, for example, is a bad thing, but to the point that it breaks a person?? Turns them into a corporate slave? A person who has time for little else? And what about so many people who think voting is the sum total of their civic responsibility, let alone those who think even just voting is futile? Maybe there's even something to be said about being a good customer, but a blind, voracious consumer? And, yes, government and public schools have their roles to play in this much needed paradigm change. But, perhaps the real power to appeal to, who can expedite whatever process it's going to take to unite us globally, to inspire us to MAKE these changes resides in, of all places, Hollywood!! I remember the first time I saw a tv commercial with black people in it. Soon after, there were tv commercials with blacks and whites in the SAME commercial. Much later, in the same FAMILIES!! Oh, my! In my day, to walk into a room full of nothing but white people was normal. With integration, as a white person, seeing a person of color in the room for the first time was a novel experience. Now, we have a generation of young people who would think it weird to walk into a room full of people where diversity was so drastically underrepresented (Parkland). The civil rights movement was powerful. Many gave their lives for it. But, tv and movies "normalized" and fast-tracked the concepts of inclusion and diversity. ("I must away, for the people march and I am their leader!") So, now let's have more of those PLUS shows and movies that promote stories that celebrate the concepts of global consciousness, individual sovereignty and value, self love, self expression, human connection, mutual caring, wisdom, love, and critical thinking. This is the 11th hour. I take solace in being old, for I dread to face what I fear the rest of you are up against. On the other hand, I am so inspired by so many of our young, by the awakenings I see happening here & there, by people like the two on the stage in this video, that I wish I could live long enough to see how our story ends, to see if my fellow humans become their own deus ex machina in this otherwise spiraling tragedy. Jesus wept. I concur... but I have my fingers crossed!

[@edris47]

Is that all you have to say, I would like to know why you say this, you maybe right I need a doctor, but if you understood what I said please let me know why you have such a reaction. I hope you can say more about what you think about what Harari is saying.

[@miguelvd]

Eddie Kianana2014 I’m not gonna even get on a dialogue sorry! Mean no disrespect! But... I would sure like you to show me where exactly did you see YNH affirm consciousness is only pollution! Video, article, whatever...

[@LeonGalindoStenutz]

Eddie - look up David Bohm On Thought; also Krishna.urti

[@jhanayramanzano3546]

Bari Weiss, very smart questions, great interview.

[@christophermurphy6958]

ITS GOOD TO HERE A SANE PERSON FOR A CHANGE ,

[@taleemikhidmat1579]

The questions asked were very good. It was a brilliant interview.

[@michaeljohnwheeler9040]

Insightful and inspiring.

[@MikeLeed]

The story doesn't need to be true, it needs to be effective. Throughout history you have this big debate that all scholars in all civilizations had to confront: whether your aim is the truth or whether your aim is social cohesion and social harmony. Almost all the powerful and successful scholarly establishments reached the conclusion that social harmony is much more important than truth. Truth is like an acid, anything you put in it dissolves, which on the individual level if you are on a quest to find the truth if you are on the quest to find the ultimate reality then yes you go that way, but you can't build stable social order on that basis. 22:07

[@freeskite]

Mike Lee, you had me till the end. I'd say it like this: We can't build stable social order out of ONLY truth. But we can build stable social order -- especially now in this modern era that is so, so very much more informed compared to past eras -- based on truth (incl pursuit of truth) AND (your) "effective" story together in combination. (See Harari and Harris conversations, to date, there are two.) Yours truly, truth seeker and story lover. :)

[@MrSimeonk]

I found your quote as he was saying it...

[@4700_Dk]

I'm relieved I never had children. Unless the universal trust issue is resolved I'm not optimistic.

[@pjflynn]

I enjoy all of Harari's conferences and speeches. What a brilliant human.

[@CjJohns1776]

Then you'll enjoy not having free will?

[@gpsingh205]

Beautiful discussion.

[@triptirathore9027]

What an intelligent human being Yuwal is 😘😘

[@The22on]

This interviewer is the BEST I've seen and heard. And that's saying something because I'm very picky. (I'm criticize interviewers for being a know-it-all, or for taking too much time from the guest).. Her first question shocked me: "Should I have kids?" Did you ever hear a more provocative and appropriate question for this guest? Yuval was taken by surprise, but his answer was excellent. "Maybe you shouldn't," he answered..That question also allowed Yuri an opening to say he was gay and that he probably would never have even thought of having a kid. These two are playing master level chess.

[@derycktrahair8108]

Nate YES. She is brilliant in guiding the interview & dealing with questioners. A strong woman with charm. I'd hate to get on the wrong side of her...she'd nail any BS we came out with. It was an interview that makes us think. I agree with you & wish you all the best. PS, where do we go to find a woman like that?.

[@The22on]

@@derycktrahair8108 I've known a few super smart and clever women like her. For me personally, the relationship only worked in the short run, I'm sorry to say. I wish you better luck.

[@Jilzie]

teaching communication skills and empathy for self and other could be the path to emotional intelligence...

[@sheabsnackin3815]

If you like Harari's approach (big-picture history), I would recommend Ian Morris' books Why the West Rules--For Now and War! What is It Good For?

[@cyb3rcicada]

But it overlooks India because he wants to paint this narrative that the East and West trade places all the time, and he is just trying to sell books. Inclusion of India in either East or West would have messed up his narrative. India traded with both and developed some core technologies before either. Also by reading his book you would assume that India had no technological leadership nor economic power throughout history which is not true. For example this study by economist Angus Madison cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/business/Screen%20Shot%202012-06-20%20at%209.37.55%20AM.png would shock anyone you reads his book. Europe and the West was pretty much irrelevant throughout history. And if you go to BC era India was many times the size of China. Also he is a historian and his graphs and scales are messed up. The four criteria he uses is arbitrary.

[@shenlaoshi7106]

I read the book--it is a good book too, but there is not philosophical depth in it, as it is in Harari's.

[@kreek22]

Thusal: Your link merely shows that 2000 years ago per capita income was similar throughout the settled world, including India. Madison's numbers are, in any case, an invention: faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/gclark/Book_Reviews/Maddison.pdf In terms of contributions to human development, India ranks third, behind Europe and China. There is no fourth.

[@ziukh3164]

I think one point of his genius is that what he reveals about how humans get organized could be thought as humans are such petty things that don't work through facts, truth or any other concrete reason but they are worked by some stories and when a story, which people, say killed for in the past, is not doing the trick anymore, you should just go ahead and find a new one that organize these petty things or else the world is about the get fucked up. This notion, however much I agree in it, reveals how miserable a human mind in average is. And by that sense, he is such a genius that says that out loud in a way that he is not geniunely hated for it.

[@JonathanLoganPDX]

Excellent book & talk! Love it & buying it for friends' birthdays across the next few months. On the last questions asked of Yuval, I think I'd like to hear a more in-depth answer because the difference I see is that even the "discovery" of intelligent life - as in the case of radio signals or some other "at a distance" contact) is that unlike climate change, technological disruption, and nuclear war, discovering intelligent alien life at a distance instantly creates an US and THEM, where the US is all humanity - while climate change, technological disruption and nuclear war (or the ownership and policy control of nuclear weapons) all entail perceived (and in some cases actual winners vs. losers, power vs. no power, control vs no control, and so on - each of these three create or have as part of their current essential condition, polarities that we humans can and do use as divisive tribal identites or stories.

[@kreek22]

Yes, the will to power also operates on interstellar scales, as does Darwinism. But, the interstellar version is much more dangerous--more powerful weapons, less deterrence.

[@JonathanLoganPDX]

Indeed!

[@ms.m3n]

We're not just animals - some groups of people behave closer to cancers. Sometimes when people excessively procreate or abuse our resources to an absurdly excessive level - when they're not in a position to provide in any projected future and for their future generations - it really seems bizarre that no one in their group speaks up about any of this, simply put: mismanagement. Are there apps that already exist that track and project the repurcusions of our lifestyle choices? Cause there should be.

[@Constantinesis]

Artificial Intelligence might be able to make predictions of the future based on our lifestyle choices.

[@muammar-nur]

Can you give it subtitle every videos?

[@yvettecowley873]

This guy is wonderful

[@jayl.6960]

Amen! One lateral thinker.

[@MegaLmae]

Interviewer didn't seem to like the idea of Gobachev as a hero.

[@kz687]

yeah reality hurts.

[@2b3pro]

Great interview! Bari did a good job.

[@sudhirpatel7620]

Nature goes on forever for everyone and everything to return as everyone and everything an infinite number of times.

[@sudarshanpoudel64]

What were the books he was talking about?

[@johnmestres1736]

Donald Hoffman tells us that our brains have created an interface between what reality is and what we perceive reality is, so that we can continue to survive in this world.

[@cfcreative1]

When can I order my Google ditch digger 2000. I heard if I order early I can get my repair robot X1 so I am covered when my digger 2000 goes down.

[@leonoradompor8706]

When I have body pains I call the bad souls in hell and in purgatory to rest in my most living heart and when I am cured and healed from body pains then I become happy again and they share in my glorified happy body!

[@katesterling6443]

Date of this event?

[@bloodluster7086]

At the same time the people with the "bad brains" you want to protect others from are have the best chance protecting the people from the predators at the top.

[@truthlivingetc88]

the woman was really good too. well done Bari.

[@planckmass373]

9:00 how about zionism Bari ?

[@Helenwowable]

This Weiss is very good at making questions.

[@wordprocessbrian4497]

Nuclear , chemical and biological weapons are banned, and so are land mines. The only thing to do is ban the public from using them. The first step in any digital conflict is to cripple the infrastructure of the opponent. The death toll from killer robots is a small thing to that .

[@ArmandoSeijo]

I'll vote for him to take the job

[@seidel3684]

I think the three problems somewhat made up to appeal to opinions of his liberal readers and are least controversial questions. What about questions of possible dominance of China totalitarian social system? Or European sense of social order been not tolerant to other possible governing systems? Or outdated concept of democracy where less productive masses (through politics or force) can impose their concept of government over more productive parts of population and thus lead to economic and moral deterioration? And other more provocative and controversial questions. I will guess it will not sell books.

[@eviglivnuindivid1339]

the new story does not have to be a myth. Colonizing Mars can be a real story and can involve all of humanity. With love...

[@TheDionysianFields]

People are having trouble with the word "colonize," and with expansion in general. But I think it could still work, with enough support. I'm sure there were those who thought going to the moon was a travesty.

[@jparsit]

Harari's ideas similar and close to Buddhist's principle, but he compares and contrasts the Ai and philosophy beautifully which is adapting to modern time.

[@jakecostanza802]

Love how this guy is plain consensual, there is no criticism whatsoever.

[@jancisek1029]

My micro-summary of 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is that Harari thinks that there are three main threats to human civilisation: 1) nuclear war, 2) climate change/ecological collapse and 3) technological/biological disruption. Harari’s key suggestions are: • to start the conversation about all the above threats because these global problems can have only global solutions (and stop nuclear and climate threats), • get real - throw off the false faiths of institutional religions and • meditate. Full summary spdrdng.com/summaries-of-books/summary-of-21-lessons-for-the-21st-century-by-noah-yuval-harari

[@amanieux]

his mental process of trying to see reality as it is and meditate (that i understand as being critical of everything including your own thoughts) is close to stoicism. i see him as a convincing modern stoic

[@jparsit]

Global of trust is impossible, one world government likely to be accomplished when all leaders work together under one roof and become one nation, till that day peace and prosperity will appear.