Yuval Noah Harari & Natalie Portman

Yuval Noah Harari sits down with the award-winning actress, director, and Harvard graduate Natalie Portman to discuss his new book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.
Filmed on 27th September 2018 - at Central Hall Westminster
There are sound scratches for the first 20 minutes and then they go away.
Cover photo by Ray Tang © 2018. www.RayTangMedia.com

[@camilleguglielmi7526]

The way Harari observes, analyses, comprehends and then explains human society and systems in general is mind blowing to me. What an incredible and enriching conversation.

[@txoricin]

You should search Jordan Greenhall then, way deeper, in my opinion

[@TheDionysianFields]

@@txoricin I wouldn't say deeper, just a different angle on things. Both are superb but Harari wins my vote for neutrality.

[@txoricin]

cognitive dissident ¿Neutrality? ¿Harari? ¿Really? ...the last thing I would say about him

[@TheDionysianFields]

@@txoricin Maybe you're not familiar with his work. Harari shoots down the left as much as he shoots down the right. A true outlier.

[@snowyrain5730]

@@TheDionysianFields he's a piece of shit that advocates for the death of humanity. yeah lets cheer him on! bunch of hopeless idiots in here...

[@hollywooda111]

I came for Natalie and stayed for Yuval. Great stuff.

[@juantapia8393]

Came and stayed for Nat!

[@judoking7752]

Came and stayed for Yuval.

[@springrollwang4441]

I just came.

[@Fuzzawakka]

Natalie was my first celebrity crush. Not only is she gorgeous but extremely intelligent. Yuval is one of my favorite authors. This conversation was amazing.

[@curiouswriter]

I came for yuval and stayed for nat. Shes amazing. Cleverly framed questions. Havent seen such brilliance to bash him right away

[@ella4128]

Beautiful people inside and outside. I love you both.

[@person1858]

@EJ She doesn't seem stupid.

[@user-uu3ii4td6q]

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[@gaylecoleman8567]

NOT 😢

[@IExpectedBSJustNotThisMuchBS]

I find it amazing that people don't realise that most of our lives are lived within constructs--things we've agreed upon. We act like so many things are inevitable. But they're not. Every moment is pregnant with possibility. We need to create new constructs. I'm glad someone has communicated in a way for people to get it.

[@ElectricQualia]

Claire Bearoness In a sense almost all is make belief. Culture, society, religion, money, economics , institutions, morals, and to an extent even our interpretation of science and history has an element of make belief and story telling to it. Its unavoidable...it gets more objective once u get to math but even there u have models in model theory and interpretation.

[@leonoradompor8706]

Thank you Natalie Portman and Yuval Noah Harari !

[@craigahayes]

Excellent sit down discussion, excellent subject matter and interpretations. Natalie Portman was very insightful and beautiful; excellent video...Some of the subject matter reminded me of when I used to study The Family by John Bradshaw in the 1980's and 1990's. Very well presented... Thank you.

[@gustavomartinez6892]

Didn't know Nathalie studied psychology, she made, in my view, the best questions to Yuval even more important and existencial than the same about AI that we always hear from Yuval, and Yuval as always with great answers simple and profound at the same time

[@joshuavd5194]

They are both beautiful in different ways

[@chompopwattanakul8757]

There are many people need to know this content.

[@peachila]

Very interesting conversation! Thank you Yuval and Natalie!

[@jainck4]

Thanks for this. A great way to open the mind and look at the world as it is. Defining how to be human and that we need spirituality to move forward from this point.

[@LordMichaelRahl]

Everyone should read Noah's books.

[@littlepanpan4524]

T Clark I guess it's just a form of recommendation

[@shjvaz1074]

T Clark why everybody should read his book? because it is a very interesting point of view of the humanity though our origins, our nature, the History... His book is a new perspective of the humanity, a big picture of our evolution... so interesting point of you that I’m curious to read his next book

[@Wtiberon]

I blindly bought his book because I am a history buff. I thought I was going to get a quaint book about human history, and it really blew my mind.

[@Jessieavs]

Both incredible people, how humble is Natalie? She is so shy in his company yet such an awesome and inspiring person in her own right in a million ways. Thank you both for the work you do.

[@majorhoulihan8448]

Its so good to watch this after watching "dominion"(2018)

[@upalimag]

Excellent conversation. Enriches thinking.

[@GuyYaronMusic]

He is just.... Brilliant.

[@jolantadzialecka5054]

Fascinating

[@vimalcurio]

indeed but the reason is he studied about those things without any bias and observed more than any of us

[@nicole-secondaryemail-mort9617]

Great talk. Yuval has a lot of interesting things to say. I was very interested in his focus on the power of stories.

[@RussianLanguagePodcast]

Great conversation, thank you.

[@rickkowalchuk6391]

Yuval has an incredible insight into what socially controls people!!!

[@SyrianAtheist]

The last answer was pure gold.

[@newleft2254]

She's such a good interviewer. She asks really good questions. Love them!

[@AlexGusnawan]

Audio Volume is too Low i Thought ... boost it a bit will be better

[@lunamack5218]

Love you almost always, Yuvali!!!

[@pa7957]

Great , Thank you so much

[@jitusharma7436]

22:10 Natalie returns the favor by filling the glass, as harari did at the beginning for Natalie.

[@tdb517]

So interesting

[@blancoarnau]

she does that several times because of her nervousness

[@jitusharma7436]

@@blancoarnau I see

[@liftingisfun2350]

Just common manners too

[@globalcitizen5310]

Great, mind blowing talks. Am I the only one disturbed by the continuous sound of that leather seat Harari sitting on?

[@AndyPopescu]

I love spreading Yuval's ideas 💡 on KZbin 👍

[@mozartsbumbumsrus7750]

Ms. Portman is sadly out of her depth. But, at least it's a start.

[@JorgeAlianz40]

I do too

[@matcardoso]

Mozartsbum Bums R Us she is not a historian but she is has a phd in psychologist and speak 6 languages.

[@KaizorianEmpire]

They're not exactly original. Philosophers wrote about all the ideas many times

[@nancymohass4891]

Prof.Harari is giving a great PLOT to the film makers who Feel responsible to make a difference , kind of difference that never have happened to the societies of the world before.!

[@Longin58]

Very interesting to listen to Yuval Harari despite the incompetent interviewer. It looks like Portman just didn't prepare her questions at all but Mr. Harari still could make sense out of them. He's just a very smart and interesting man!

[@wodenravens]

Absolutely. She seemed too nervous. The questions really didn't help move the conversation on at all. It was a missed opportunity.

[@billhopen]

Yuv gone super star here...what's your story? what chapter will you write? what fiction will you create to guide us? Yuv got a great chance, a great responsibility, a great social capitol you may expend.....I watch with interest how you will use this power. Good luck Yuv

[@princechauhan4337]

Religion is out spirituality is in.

[@violetahvamb4946]

very insightful conversation

[@OldEarthWisdom]

shoot, I can't hear. Not enough volume.

[@joshuavd5194]

two of my favorite people

[@rickkowalchuk6391]

Two very intelligent people speaking about the significance of modern day social Psychology!

[@jivarishi]

Reading 21 lessons 🙂

[@alejandramarquez6804]

Nathaly was very nervous. The last question about me too was too emotional. But I understand her. Think about these topics are too difficult and require a lot of thinking. Harari does this because it his job. So he was great.

[@NightOwl222]

Cool guy! Love his explanations.

[@joaodecarvalho7012]

She is lovely smart and shy.

[@leonoradompor8706]

My idol Yuval and Natalie,super wow !

[@kewpiechiu]

"It's far simpler to manipulate things than to understand them" (51:27)

[@mazzamo2509]

Wonderful answer from yuval for the last question , however i would have loved to hear Natalie's answer as well.

[@josepica7426]

This was great

[@orxantagiyev]

Are those pops and clicks in my headphones only or its in the video?

[@joshuavd5194]

Omg she is so great, love her

[@Len124]

Awesome interview, I love Yuval Harari's work. Natalie seems a little nervous in the beginning at least, but she eases into the role as it progresses. You can tell she's genuinely interested in the topics. Though, I guess, why else would she choose to do the interview?

[@liftingisfun2350]

Cool so you what you got from this was that she was nervous then not

[@Len124]

@@liftingisfun2350 Cool, so what you got from this was an opportunity to leave a snide reply to a stranger's two year old comment.

[@subshomegreenhiskills]

2 inspiring legends. Lucky to find them both in the same video.

[@Ampermetras]

"Free will it's over" according to this man

[@mrpaddingtonn]

any interview with Yuval is just not fair! everyone looks uneducated and borderline off against him. his level of intellect, clarity of mind, and fluency of speech are unbelievable. his recent interview with the CEO of Facebook was cringeworthy. It was embarrassing. if you reads Sapiens slowly and understands it, you will be seeing life differently. also I suggest to watch his talk at central european university. earth needs more of him...

[@muhammadasifkhan4244]

I love harari

[@jolantadzialecka5054]

Fascinating thoughts

[@chompopwattanakul8757]

This content is so good

[@Krath1988]

Keep practicing your interview skills Natalie. Would be interested in more.

[@el9026]

I woke up in the middle of the night and this was on

[@stevenmarkhansen]

love yuval! is natalie's fly wide open? :)

[@matcardoso]

Amazing talk 2 beautiful minds

[@davidrabbit8868]

I like his outfit; the guy's got style

[@silberlinie]

What, dear Natalie, is that at 34:33, please?

[@nohaelsheikh1638]

Just a thought: maybe male dominance is the consequence of females "outsourcing" their economic means to males. Females had to stay in for extended periods of their lives (mainly during labor, nursing, etc.) when they were unable to perform hunting or gathering tasks. They had to rely on males to perform these tasks for them. This might have been the reason why there was a system of shared responsibilities. It was used by males centuries to develop their power system and cement their dominance.

[@robertasem5784]

I kept on thinking on this too, I was surprised he didn't know an answer to this. Men are born more competitive and enjoy problem solving while women are way less competitive and see problems as problems. This explains why there are so many male company founders and hardly any women. Women tend to choose easier studies as well which in the long run land them lower paid jobs. Instead men are not smarter than women but they aren't afraid of challenges and look for solutions instead telling his friends how difficult life is. I believe women and men have same capabilities of achieving the same results but the difference is how we use them and if we use them.

[@priteshs3357]

This is one of many possibilities and he has written about this possibility in his book "Sapiens"

[@ElectricQualia]

Roberta Sem I think they have different temperaments and that is partly based on genetics.

[@moniquebroady8581]

Oh I completely agree with his thoughts on technology. I myself have taken way to many Facebook quizzes.

[@vimalcurio]

ending was brilliant

[@leonoradompor8706]

You are under my spell Yuval for The greatest heavenly end!

[@Albkld1]

Leonora Dompor yes

[@afrasiab1992]

Why Yuval is using moc when I already got the headset microphone 🤦‍♂️

[@jabokajefrie3115]

The audio in the beginning is horrible

[@theinfamoustroll7265]

"Reality is just not built like a story"

[@masoud870]

Interesting that his book became a best-seller in Iran this year...

[@franksimmons9092]

That means that Iranians are not stupid.

[@cocktailtower]

Can I hug this guy? Really.

[@NalMesser]

How much water Natalie drank, that's why she left scene so fast? ;) I knew what to expect from Harari after reading some of his books but that's interesting to hear real Natalie's opinions and thoughts.

[@c.r.salvador2827]

I'm half way in. Do the questions get better?

[@Mr00000111]

Being an Israeli I'm proud of you Yuval Noah! כל הכבוד! גבר שבגברים!

[@LayneZan]

Clearly you've missed the entire point. Identity is a limited prison.

[@bestuish]

Being a human being I'm proud of you Yuval Noah! (Totally missed the point too?)

[@mungemurphy]

I got a story, One time Natalie bought me a Nintendo 64. I met Natalie at a child talent event.I Also recruited Chuck Palahniuk to fight club and took a knife to his throat and told him to write the book. I suffer from amnesia and I'm also a professional. I have writing and production credits on allot of mainstream film, music, and literature. I like the internet. The I phone was my brainchild. I convinced Steve to build it. I would speculate that the next frontier of enlightenment is geometric problem solving. Mechanical Computation. Socializing is a process like sailing a ship. Inner dialogue is more like geometric problem solving and mechanical computation. Elite self programming. Everyone has a superior narrative and everyone has a shitty self concept. Give someone a smart phone and it shapes self concept. I would be interested in a user interface developed by Natalie. She should brainchild a concept and get a computer engineer to build it.

[@mih2965]

Is she nervous and tensed here or it's just me projecting?:)

[@NightOwl222]

I agree. Nervous.

[@DanielWolf555]

yea she seems a bit tense to me too. But if I was on a stage talking in front of many people I would be even more tense :-D

[@explorerelka]

Natalie interviews like a student, even quoting her Professor (" I studied Psychology..."..) Looks like even Harvard degree does not prepare one for independent thought.....

[@gstrummer]

Just wow.

[@NapoleonB]

harari needs to do a one-on-one with Robert Greene. The whole world would benefit so much from their conversation.

[@WezMwangi]

Yes, yes, yeeeees!

[@chiraagkashyap4412]

Yes

[@christophercarr5865]

@33:34 - Females are probably more empathetic, and better able to read subtle social cues, and what not -- but male coalitions are very cohesive as far as focusing on certain sorts of goals ... particularly goals that require for their accomplishment not giving a damn about other people's emotional states.

[@CasaLua]

You are both titans of intellect? I listened to an intellectual and an actress who was heavily impressed by Yuval.

[@israelt.3739]

We need Yuval in Israeli Knesset!

[@arktana]

another lefty?

[@israelt.3739]

No Im not. But there has to be some kind of Governance of Intellectuals...

[@90hijacked]

We don't need any more self destructive feminists in the knesset.

[@90hijacked]

​@ma lama 'too many'* And no there aren't enough of them. Just look at the level of absurdity feminism has lead to in the US, EU and the former soviet union and tell me you want more of That. If you want to resist the extreme of one side you must stand your ground as a centrist. otherwise you are part of the problem.

[@hexagramz5115]

Nah, there are much smarter people than him in the Knesset & public figures here. I'm skeptic because he's מכיל ולא תקיף And because he's too big picture focused, it means his personality is oriented to think that way, he misses the current reality, like Moshe Feiglin who is like him, a visionary, but disconnected from the "here and now" Very easy to realize that on both, they do not fit to such positions, BUT, the best personalities for counseling, no doubt.

[@perlovskymingirarou458]

This dude is equating instinct as freewill. Desire is coded in our DNA, we seek food and drink and sex. The HOW we get to those things require cognitive function, but since we live in a society of culture and emotions we have consciousness and consciousness is laid upon a bedrock of moral and ethical responsibility which are the amalgamation of both instinct and historical facts which define said morals. That is freewill because we can choose to go against the grain of our instinct. That is consciousness. That is freewill.

[@tdreamgmail]

Why the poor sound quality?

[@elliebayne6968]

Anyone else notice Natalie Portman's flies are undone at the end? 😥😥

[@eduardoisfigureskati]

haha yes i did

[@christianiseli6099]

Metoo

[@marselmyftiu4439]

What time lol

[@pedrocabral177]

the audio is bad. :-(

[@richcampus]

Trade Instead Of Fight ! Build Instead Of Destroy ~

[@ULTD8]

great

[@alanncasse8058]

"If you realy want the public to understand climate change, you need a story" ( 22:59 ) Oh boy (or girl) what a foresight

[@user-eh8fd4xm4i]

every art has "pattern" and set of rules , doesnt matter if its music , painting , or poem , and technology can learn it !

[@charliechaplin7959]

ליאור גולן Okay. Art can be mimicked. Do you think computers or robots will ever create their own great art?

[@DeependraTube]

@@charliechaplin7959 yes... they are actually going to cross humans in only few years. Perhaps you don't follow tech news about Artificial Intelligence n ML.....👨

[@LoveUnityUnderGod]

yes if you can generate a machine that recognize holisticly data and make choices based upon a sensitive intuit to average probabilistic "good art", it means you would have created a sentient being that understand the relativity of concept and feeling in the context of his current society. And a thing that can perceive the futur and talk to others minds. of course it's possible, and when it's done, it's not art that is "finish" it's the whole race LOL

[@DeependraTube]

@@LoveUnityUnderGod You r quite right ....😀😁😂 But it's the future. That is all intelligent persons r preaching right now like Mr. Yuval Harari.

[@DeependraTube]

@@LoveUnityUnderGod It will be done earlier than people assume, as AI machines can share data of mistakes and learning and can upgrade Mind of all related units in no time. Era of Humans is Over ....😶😶😶

[@sunilsavalkar83]

Love from India.....!!!

[@mailumairalam]

Faith is to believe without scientific justification

[@mentiraseverdades7321]

Legal pra caraio Natalie portman

[@jainck4]

Just a point. Dr. Oliver Sacks was a psychiatrist and professor of neurology. Interesting that he would say that his stories about himself and his patients and their brain "injuries" would be to make a point and were not real. The person who passed on the info to Portman and profs was probably telling a story too. None of those stories were invented. That is what makes them so fascinating. The brain is so powerful; and, this is something that is difficult to perceive when it's not your brain that is trying to deal with this here and now.

[@alcovefib]

I'm not quite sure Natalie expected such an answer to her first question.

[@laurentvilodeau5434]

sequel to the professional ? would be great to see where matilda ended up....

[@MikeLeed]

We have a will, we have desires, we have choices, we just don't choose which desires to have. 43:48

[@willmooney6096]

whao new flash of rap artists in occipital

[@williamhetherington5727]

fire the sound guy

[@eddiebaby22]

This I'm looking forward to, when I get a chance.

[@adocampo1]

When cherry picking in religion, you`ve to see the tree including its roots. It is holistic, the new paradigm. Meditation you`re about to touch is great help that leads to enlightenment.

[@kimominton8351]

Arturo Ocampo what is enlightenment? How do you know this? Is it just another belief?

[@leonharpley7057]

The solace of you

[@mistermendozag]

She's so nervous, but who wouldnt interviewing such wise man!

[@deafdave6468]

Do they not discuss zionism? or is it just there throughout the discussion?

[@reneupsenglishcollege6054]

Humans must to respect animals world. As they do with us.

[@re9is]

To the question whether art is about inspiring human emotions - ok I will agree to that. But the point of art is not to give you what you want.. That would be entertainment. Art, I would say, might surprise you by docking onto emotions you didn't know you needed to engage with. Also, abstraction that is poetic is intuitive, I find it hard to imagine an algorithm could find a way replace that in the long run....

[@martinblumrich8296]

Interested. [crackle crackle] Trying to listen. [crackle crackle crackle] Not able to focus on ideas being presented. [more microphone crackle crackle crackle] Leaving now.