Yuval Noah Harari & Newsweek Belgium: "The Future of Sapiens"

Yuval Noah Harari participates in an audience Q&A & discussion moderated by Xavier Taveirne during the Newsweek Belgium event "The Future of Sapiens" at the Lotto Arena- Antwerp, January 2020.

[@AviSandy]

Sapiens changed my life. Now I am left instead of right and see the world completely differently. Married to a Chinese and living in Germany. Wow this opened my mind. Thank you.

[@Stefanovic92]

All the questions from the audience: 1:06 Do you believe we will be capable of inventing a story that is strong enough to convince people to change how we view migrants/refugees? (i.e. to get rid of xenophobia) 4:43 As a student of the French and Spanish language and the fact that AI is getting better at translating languages than humans ever can, will I still be relevant in the future? 9:21 With regards to xenophobia, homophobia and racism will we be able to evolve, or will things only get worse? 14:50 Will we evolve into a mono-culture with all identical species of the Homo Sapiens? 17:31 Do you think Artificial Intelligence will become part of our DNA? And will it replace the natural mutation? What does this mean for humanity, what does this mean for art? 24:17 I wonder: How can one find courage and strength to cope with this crisis of a Global burn-out, and disect this situation into a situation of positive, active hope? 27:26 What's the point of spending 4 billion euro on arms/military while you can spend them on social security, pensions, nurses, education, arts. How would you spend 4 billion euro? 31:42 Humans have the capacity to be conscious of love. Which direction will this capacity of love go? Will it go down like our capacity to smell or will our ability to love develop more strongly? 36:47 When, in your view, will women finally take over? 41:00 Will we be able to rescue humanism by continuing the search for beauty, wisdom and truth? 45:26 Do you have an explanation for the fact that people see you as a prohpet and adore you almost like a religious cult? How do you experience that?

[@expressoclock267]

Stefanovic thanks!

[@miriamsackler5002]

Stefanovic Thank you very much

[@erkanggungor16]

Appreciated a lot

[@muhammedmishal1237]

Thanks man

[@kathy9124]

Thank you!

[@rudolfboukal1538]

When I listened to this, the word "gracious" kept coming up. Yuval is very gracious in sharing his ideas and also in his manner; but I was particularly struck by the graciousness of the audience! Every person who came to present a question, was applauded (appreciated) by the audience - it even took Yuval a couple of "takes" to get used to this social behavior that apparently is ingrained in their culture. I must also admit that all, and I mean all of the questions, were intelligent and relative. Yuval will go further than he wants in society's interest and appeal. Given his demonstrable sense of compassion, intelligence, personal growth, and humility, these will continue to open many more doors. Yuval had better continue his meditative practice - his blossoming future will require the greatest humility that one can muster - to remain a person, and to not become a "story" himself. To practice my own gratitude, I am grateful for Yuval Harari and what he has to offer - beautiful.

[@MartinChibanda]

100% with you on this. This was an awesome audience listening to an exceptional speaker.

[@carolenittskoff8676]

Eloquently stated. Yuval holds the highest values and intellect that are displayed in today's world.

[@rudolfboukal1538]

@@carolenittskoff8676 Couldn't agree more. A "voice anticipated" - a voice of reason.

[@hambookahambooka]

You brought me to tears, may you be blessed, Yuval and everyone in this existence.

[@vaz1386]

thats belgium ! :)

[@shubh3741]

I had never seen such intellectual integrity....

[@BrassyBrunette]

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[@joud9482]

Yemenian Lady here....I will not allow as a person to be left behind so I will always educate myself no matter what...! And being from developing /war countries won't stop me.

[@zeroireland]

Good for you, very best of luck. Leave Yemen for civilisation if you ever get the opportunity.

[@beback_]

Vic Vinegar Open your mind, don't be condescending.

[@ATGC256]

happy to meet you here... blessings on yemen.... on harari... on all of us!

[@v12v12v12v12]

Harari ... Being So Humble

[@viniciusabez]

I really appreciate when he talks about the assumption he's a kind of prophet or guru. His humbleness, intelligence, clarity and coherence make me fall in love with his ideas everytime I watch his lectures. Fall in love meaning: accepting by thought and emotional calculation.

[@BrassyBrunette]

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[@sumanfoods2908]

Hearing mr harari is an experience

[@lucacapezio]

Yuval go to the Joe Rogan podcast!

[@88HaZZarD88]

Si

[@gabrielgindea1318]

@@88HaZZarD88 Is there a way in witch we can help that happen?

[@christianburgos2736]

I'm so ready for that

[@divyeshdholariya3062]

its long due

[@christianburgos2736]

@@kina24249 haha well ... I guess some people want to know what he thinks about DMT, conspiracy, the left DOGMA and Trump mopping the floor with the Dems. To me, Joe podcasts is more like "grab a beer lest talk about the shit around us". Smart people like dump conversation sometimes too. Nada más!...

[@askbob2009]

humble, generous, gracious just a damn good person so thank you for sharing

[@BrassyBrunette]

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[@meirepereira1973]

The best author in the world!

[@yavuzkestane9952]

No, Friedrich Nietzsche?

[@yavuzkestane9952]

Tuğba Haliloğlu Tuğba o ne biçim İngilizce cümle kurmaktır?

[@yavuzkestane9952]

@@tugbahaliloglu5600 Bu adama gelene kadar daha birçok iyi yazar var.

[@annakoval2146]

@@yavuzkestane9952 о;

[@balajivs6799]

I love how Yuval refers to positivity, kindness, equanimity, observation, etc etc .. the teaching of Buddha is eternal! May all being be happy!!

[@mulliganfree1581]

Thank you Prof Harari for your brilliant answers, no matter how narrow or wide ranging were the questions. Your responses are Priceless!

[@BrassyBrunette]

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[@merybiji9847]

When Yuval speak just listen ❤️💕

[@SoumiSenguptaBDS]

The man is a genius... History will recognize him as one of the the greatest thinkers of our time.

[@collectmanbegins2584]

Reading Homo Sapiens was coming home for me after so many years.

[@nonlinearthinking]

Always grateful to Yuval for helping make our next day clearer. It is great that he gives away to us the secret to his success; which is to understand what's going on inside our own mind and understanding or learning how to control it. That helps create the filter between thoughts and what comes out of our mouth. Eyes closed enables clarity.. no link to religion or any belief, just eyes closed discovering how tough it is to even focus on breathing. To achieve 2 hrs a day is epic and probably needs the 10,000 hr pre-qualification. 10 minutes is a first stage but creates transformation.

[@asadfami7623]

Yuval Noah Harari is and can be humanity's savior. I wish his books, insights, wisdom and humble grace find an even greater audience.

[@lizgichora6472]

Wonderful! Responsible leadership, 'mindfulness ' thank you very much for encouraging us to think for ourselves.

[@rudolfboukal1538]

A suggestion for a fourth book: "A Hope for the Future: How promoting Compassion, the Humanities and the Arts can be a way to guide the direction of our unpredictable Future."

[@rudolfboukal1538]

@Diana Polyglot Thanks Diana. Yes, I do know it's long - and not a good title. But I wanted to promote the need to address the issue(s) that his talks and books evoke. I find that during the Q&A the concerns of "what to do" really emerge - and he does have an answer, although he remains ambivalent (necessarily so) about the eventual outcome. I am involved in the humanities and arts - in a very conservative community. I deliberately and subtly use my craft to engage their "story" - not to challenge it, but to hopefully introduce a new idea ... a little idea. Little progress results, but it is progress. I guess my desire to hope for the better makes me hungry to have a discussion with the larger community about techniques and solutions to the challenges that Harari presents. Thank you again!

[@foureymyriam9425]

Great idea I agree !

[@skepticalplatypus55]

@@rudolfboukal1538 Harari is one of the greatest philosophers of our time. Humanities and the Arts have been leaning toward the extreme over left the last few years and have been filled with identity politics nonsense (all in the name of compassion). Harari sees the bigger picture and doesn't lean left or right. You'll notice that too if you pay more attention. For example, the first question was, "how do we get people to be more compassionate and let everyone in the country?" his answer was, people have different stories and sometimes they don't go together and that we need global stories. He didn't agree with her that people need to be more compassionate and that people are being xenophobes. The third question was, how do we fight xenophobia, homophobia and racism. Harari's response was that it's not as bad as you think. He's too rational to think that promoting compassion fixes everything.

[@rudolfboukal1538]

@@skepticalplatypus55 I fully agree that he is a very good philosopher, among many great ones that we have as gifted people in our society today. But in the course of listening to almost every one of his posted lectures and conversations (Q&A), including reading his three most recent books, he often calls for compassion, and philosophy. How presumptuous of you to infer that I am "left leaning!" I am not. Ethics and philosophy go hand in hand; and philosophy will direct not only ethics, but its execution - human interaction, such as compassion, the humanities and the arts. I find no evidence of Mr Harari divorcing himself from that fundamental relationship - I actually hear him cautiously and even alarmingly call for it. Apparently, I think you may want to exercise a little more attention - perhaps even several times before responding again. left leaning ... hmmmmmm!

[@skepticalplatypus55]

@@rudolfboukal1538 So if you're not left leaning, what are your politics?

[@MrJohnQCitizen]

I am extremely grateful to hear this discussion in my first language. Thank you all for meeting me more than halfway

[@mac2105]

Yuval can answer the hardest of questions without falling back to nebulous hand waving. What a great man, thanks for existing indeed

[@Vocal4Local]

Can we have the first part of the lecture?

[@DoublShorts]

Today finished reading Sapiens.

[@alifarooqrajpoot]

An extremely engaged audience, entertaining to see.

[@noreenjenny7039]

A brilliant questions and answers! Wow, thank you! 🌹❤

[@sakshamgarg8531]

wow ,it was such a wonderful qna i must say. i am actually intrigued by the fact that he is able to explain so many intricate issues or provide solutions to it in such a lucid manner.

[@hsingpeikao]

Wow, have learned so much so profound. Thank you.

[@TBCS2010]

Like one of audiences said, I am thankful for your existence, Prof. Harari.

[@BettinaAscaino]

Thank you 🙏

[@kiranaaisyah5281]

Ironically the idea of going on a Vipassana silent meditation retreat just popped up in my mind only after less than 2 months of meditation practice. But that was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life.

[@silviopina_111]

@44:17 "Tesla Altruist and Tesla Egoist" ... That is utter GENIUS!!! You are killing me, Yuval!!! Somebody out there do a spoof commercial of these cars, please, please "YOU" tubers!!!

[@lojadogorila692]

Thank you, Mr Harari.

[@nancymohass4891]

Dear prof.Harari, the last advice in this video , is as important as contents of your books! Thank you!

[@rosesareredhehe8388]

I really liked those brilliant and tough questions coming from the audience.

[@mailtosarathy]

Amazing Questions & Answers !!! 👏

[@miguelbecquer7389]

Me parece una persona buena y honesta.

[@serhatulas3549]

I want to talk with harari he is wonderful author i have ever read he changed my life view

[@dennisbauer3315]

I do not think I have heard that much commonsense in any video on KZbin, ever. And first time for a very long time, I have actually heard there may be a small hope for human kind.

[@christopherfield1748]

Following anyone or anything can not EVER release me from my true responsibility for my thoughts and actions. To follow anyone or anything, the story of another, is done at our own peril, is his repeated message. Think things through for ourselves, depending on the importance of concepts that have stood the test of time, and not to trust our momentary interpretations, our emotions, that seem to appear as if by magic into our consciousness without thought. This is what I hear him warning against. Believing in Magic is NOT thinking.

[@luisgerardollamasgutierrez9726]

Believing in determinism of genetics is not thinking... I think it leaves out a certain portion of ownership and responsability, as the effect of ambient stresses ( bio physical and biochemical ) and epigenetics is often downplayed and not acknowledged in the present, let alone the futurist crowd 🙄

[@MosesRabuka]

“We are programmed to be fearful and even hateful of anybody we don’t know personally”

[@manalfakhreddine2977]

Again . Mind heart and soul alignment

[@dhanushreddy9553]

Glad this man is alive!!

[@heatherchapman1984]

I am learning a new language, and what impresses upon me is how it enables me to knit together with a small community of former strangers, from all different types of backgrounds. The thing we all have in common is this challenging task: in this case, learning German together. The first step all Nations who take in immigrants should focus on for integration, is to make sure every single member of an immigrant family join small language-learning groups (and not all together as a family, but in mixed groups with members from all different backgrounds and some native speakers to help out. Learning together, will forge the bonds that draw in news members of a society. Human to human, helping each other get over our egos and giving and accepting help . . . this will break up these immigrant ghettoes and make possible true integration and acceptance of a commonly-held National story - a story based on human minds and affections, not mythical "blood and soil" dogmas.

[@dexterquotidian]

Nobody is against immigration itself. The problem is UNCONTROLLED immigration. Yes we can have nice ideas about integration but when all of a sudden millions show up at your border uninvited that's a different situation. Countries have the right to protect their borders and control who comes in and who isn't. The problem is in many western EU nations the political elite lost that sense of responsibility and think of borders as some kind of unnecessary burden. Good on you learning new languages I speak a few as well and it's great. But the immigration issue cannot be solved by learning new languages that's very naive to think in the first place

[@TheAndaa]

Thank you so much

[@maheshghimire9069]

Thanks yuval , exploring and sharing the simple truth in a well organized way.

[@mohammednasir4994]

Bruh... this guys actually looks AND sounds like how I imagined him to be when I was reading Sapiens.

[@edris47]

I think one thing that Harari is missing is that, he is not talking about the limitations of human mind, or the knowledge (mostly GARBAGE, and PROBLEMS) that is stored in our mind, how can a limited mind can solve the problems that we are creating. he just pointed out that fear, greed, and selfineterst are much strong forces are in our mind, which can be used, (or we use it, or we are being used by those forces,) by external forces like AI, which will be used by the corrupt elite dictators, who are run by fear, greed, and self interest. And also he mentioned that to enhance or generate compassion is much more difficult, then the question is, how humanity that is ruled and run by greed, fear, and self interest will free itself from these forces, so we can live in harmony with compassion. But the solutions to our problems become greater problems. “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” Albert Einstein. Ai is invented and controlled by man, so What problem AI is trying to solve, bring understanding and compassion to humanity, or to make the powerful elite more powerful, by making money and making them less dependent of human labor.

[@edris47]

@audi sorry, there is no such a thing as 'will', so you have to think about something else that can solve, psychological, human problems

[@tdreamgmail]

The more I think about it, the more we're going to end up like the Borg. A singular entity that just consumes everything.

[@MegaEpstein]

tom de Cock thank you for your question

[@byravanviswanathan6460]

Prof . Harari's take on AI and radical change of the job market in just 20 or 30 years in the future is a great eye opener. AI poses a serious present danger to hundreds of millions of humans who may become jobless and face impoverishment because they will not be given enough time to learn a new trade. AI is one example of of the relentless march of technology at a speed we did not envision as recently as just 50 years ago. As Harare says all countries will have to work together to prepare all workers and all people to be able to overcome the impact of AI. Both climate change and reining in technology are progressing rapidly and both require urgent control.

[@kris2435]

Thank you

[@christianburgos2736]

Stories have levels too, the deepest you get into the story the hardest to be willing to accept a change. "Nationalism vs Globalism" we all agree with both in a superficial level, BUT depending on your needs you will believe in one or the other.

[@SYWang-hw5re]

clear&honest about the difficulties involved

[@ValerianTexeira]

Briliant answers from Pof. Harari.

[@DesiranKehendak]

this is a wholesome QnA, but I think this part 47:07 is the most important, to reflect on ourselves. and this shows how Yuval is indeed not just one of the sharpest clear-thinkers of our time, but also the most humble one.

[@Lilly-wd9de]

Wow...so interesting!

[@hightechhindi5481]

Nice thought. ✌️

[@lostcause1281]

Damn, I really liked looking at the first womans body language/movements 😍

[@Extys]

That's a French woman body language

[@yiushing456]

For the first question, I think what Yuval does not mention is that what we call a "story" is not really a story to the people with the mindset which we would like to change, it is the "truth" which they base their lives on, the truth reflecting how the world, universe, humans work. Yes, we need a conception of our lives to live, but when we do so, it is the most effective when we do not see it just a conception but the truth which we could rely on. So he is correct in the sense that do not see it as just a "story" to change, but i think he did not point out that the "story" in our eyes is the solid, unchanging "truth" in the people's eyes.

[@MrAbragi]

29:43 I love how he answers and educate this naive person about global reality.

[@becauseicount3483]

It would be interesting to hear Yuval discuss the meaning of life with the Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene

[@mrmojopictures231]

I would love a video between just Yuval Noah Harari and Jordan Peterson.

[@prisonss]

Would love yuval and graham Hancock discuss the history of man kind “sapiens”

[@masonm600]

That last answer about thinking for yourself, ironically a very humanist response.

[@onthearth1]

This guy is interesting! He looks like your average dude yet he is smart as hell! Powerful! Interesting paradox!

[@mrnjaoooo]

In this video dr. Yuval invent so much nice storyes for good night :)

[@Snjysngh1]

You are really a human God.

[@TheTilde]

Maybe it's just me and I misinterpret some rhetorics, but it's so strange hearing from the public and in some of the videos from the interviewer: they seem to misunderstand deeply Yuval; it's just as if they think that Yuval is responsible for the possible future he describes. Maybe it's just rhetorics... I really hope that the people in position of power, as well as the majority of people, understand and take his message to heart.

[@shimadavari4501]

❤❤❤

[@lenacrang4025]

Kudos

[@ehsanshayegan2752]

Yuval himself is transcending to epistemologically god-type species, seeing his answers to highly diverse questions from the participants :).

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Great question by the student

[@koroglurustem1722]

I also think that free market is not the best place to reach for the best humanitarian solution. Humanitarian values have to be actively inputted to the market and the harmful ways have to be removed from there. I like Hararis ingenious insights into these matters. Very creative mind indeed. "Tesla altruist" vs "Tesla egoist" wow

[@anhphuongchau151]

I hope someday I could seat there among such amazing people.

[@jrrseydel]

Incedible presentation, as always.

[@ewasulima7834]

Crazy man

[@kias87]

Everybody afraid of their jobs being replaced! :D Amazing talk. Professor Harari is wonderful.

[@v12v12v12v12]

Putting In The Spot Nevertheless ... A Beautiful Response ... Convincing Story Fate

[@geniusachoice]

Beyond the difference in cultures etc, there is the 'Normal Distribution' of population. Gaussian Normal Distribution - of body, physiological potentials, of mind, intellect functions, etc.

[@filosofiailuminante.catedra]

We don't need gurus, we need the entire community to find the answers.

[@MelissaR784]

Prejudice is not in our DNA. It's taught.

[@Red-Feather]

I come from a very diverse background. A DNA test tells me I have 12 different recognizable backgrounds. I see that each group has different stories. What I've seen is that I am much less likely to side with one group or another. A very important part of life is being diverse in background. It's easier to accept others.

[@wonderlidio]

A comment on the last minutes. Exactly what is happening right now with social media : whatever pops in our mind we share it with the world, as if it's important, or it means anything... How are we ever gonna leave that bad habbit behind us..? 🤔

[@lalratan2290]

👍👍👍

[@andrewgraziani4331]

Someone needs to give this man a big budget, like Carl Sagan Cosmos big so he can do full production mini series.

[@atoosaarjang6234]

it is interesting to observe Professeur Harari 's eyes every time he is listening to questions asked by females...

[@joshuddin897]

But he's g a y

[@hotmeish]

💓

[@GroovismOrg]

The story we telll must not only become known & accepted, it is to Be practices! A daily Groove by each human will put our planet in the Groove with our universe! With sufficient unseen Groove energy miracles wll begin happening.... this could Be our only evolutionary solution!!!

[@tamngo5117]

“God Has Come To You!” The promise of eternal life is the result of God coming to us instead of humans trying to find and meet Him somewhere far away. From the beginning, God has loved each of us with an unconditional and undying love. His original intention was to have a solid and living relationship with each of us. However, when Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the garden of Eden, their sins created a barrier between us and God. We are separated from Him forever. Instead of allowing us to continue to distance ourselves from Him, God created a perfect plan for recovery-one motivated by His infinite love and mercy for us. The goal of His plan is to completely restore even the most intimate aspects of His relationship with mankind as it existed before Adam and Eve sinned. More than 2,000 years ago, God sent His Son to earth to remove the barrier caused by sin and make salvation available to all. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent his Son into the world, not to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him.” John 3:16-17 Through his death and resurrection, Jesus paid the full penalty of sin on our behalf and removed the barrier between us and God. This forgiveness is available to all who fully accept Him as their Savior. But this is just the beginning. Before completing His time on earth to join His Father in Heaven, Jesus described to His disciples another important element of God's larger plan. to completely restore humanity to Himself: “In my Father's house (Heaven) there are many dwelling places; otherwise, I would have told you. I'll go and prepare a place for you. When I have gone, and have prepared a place for you, I will return and take you with me, that where I am, there you may also be." John 14:2-3 God not only sent Jesus to remove the barrier of sin, but one day in the future, Jesus will return to bring all believers “home” to be with Him forever. . The Bible says: The time of the fulfillment of the kingdom of God is near, so Repent and Receive the Good News. " ....

[@smadaroved3647]

I don’t understand how anybody can feel despair in this magical world with the endless combinations of opportunities that God seeded for us. We still need to explor the universe , reach out to other planets, understand new physics and cosmic laws ( after all God is the Master Physicist) . Understand who we are , where we came from, and where we’re going after. To deeply understand things like TIME, subconcious, hypnosis, and placebo effect. The human brain is a supercomputer that part of it’s functions can be done better by an AI computer. There was time in history that women spent their days washing clothes in the river and today it is done half an hour by a machine. The best is yet to come.

[@shubhadas4072]

Suffering is real

[@leonoradompor8706]

I have lots of stories !

[@amittrivedi598]

What is the difference between human consciousness and AI ? Please Explain. Thanks. #theamitvikram

[@chadchad6531]

Riporter: Do we have time for 10-15 questions? Harari: EZ speedrun do it *spend 1 hour with answering all of them* Harari: O-O

[@leonoradompor8706]

Advance Happy Valentine’s Day !

[@aperson2730]

Surprised at some of the questions. The guy's basically a historian but he's being asked questions as if he's who knows what.

[@venusab687]

👏👏👏👏.

[@macawism]

AI does not yet “Understand” metaphor. But if we look at prose such as in the post modernist writers where the agile use of complex metaphor is paramount then AI may never get there. In any case, reading and creative writing is a collaborative act. Hopefully the future creative interaction with AI will be at least partly liberating us from our more deterministic tropes, otherwise known as head banging.

[@mirjami4090]

✝️ The future for us all you will find in the Bible. ✝️

[@stephenbrown8018]

I often wonder what we could have achieved as a species if we hadn’t broken into many tribes and factions.

[@NicoSmets]

Yes I wonder too. Maybe people would have become numerous and taxing on the planets resources. Who knows.

[@stephenbrown8018]

Perhaps the Rapa Nui of Easter Island are the greatest warning from history on mismanagement of resource. And as a tribe they paid the ultimate price. A Canary in the coal mine if ever there were one

[@nabilagorguis357]

نقاش ثقافي تنويري مع العقل والعلم والتكنلوجيا الهنا العضيم كوكل والانترنيت و التكنلوجيا