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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 the future of humanity 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 and artificial intelligence. 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 provocative work of popular science 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. But as we stand on the verge of
godhood what new challenges will replace the old ones? The New Human Agenda: With famine
plague and war no longer seen as uncontrollable forces of nature Harari argues that humanity
will aim for immortality happiness and divinity. What happens when we try to play God?
Upgrading Humankind: Explore the profound implications of biotechnology and genetic engineering
as Homo sapiens attempts to evolve into Homo deus . Is this the next stage of evolution or the
beginning of the end? The Rise of Dataism: Discover the emergence of a new religion where
information is the ultimate value. What happens to human free will when external algorithms
know us better than we know ourselves? The Future of Consciousness: This groundbreaking book
examines the decoupling of intelligence from consciousness and asks the fundamental question:
will a world dominated by super-intelligence and AI have any room left for the human spirit?
