Yuval Noah Harari‏ - Money isn’t a material reality

Money isn’t a material reality – it is a psychological construct...But why does it succeed? People are willing to do such things when they trust the figments of their collective imagination. Trust is the raw material from which all types of money are minted. - Sapiens, Ch. 10



Because of advances, on the one hand, in brain science and biology and, on the other hand, in computer science and big data algorithms and so forth - It’s becoming much easier to hack human beings and manipulate them.

Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Apr 3

“There are things that attract human attention, and there is often a huge gap between what is important and what is attractive and interesting."




Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Apr

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A interview about #21_Lessons, with M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu on @NatGeoMagTR Full video: http://bit.ly/ynh-natgeo YNH Team

 

Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Mar 11

Interview on Sisy's World News, a Taiwanese news program. Full video: http://bit.ly/ynh-sisysworldnews …




Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Mar 11


From a recent event in London. Full video: http://bit.ly/RUSI-ynh - YNH Team
 

Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Feb 27


Four questions to ask politicians before voting. Which of these means the most to you? - YNH Team http://bit.ly/ynh-economist

Full version of Pitchfork Economics episode with @NickHanauer is now available.


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We talked with Professor Yuval Harari (@harari_yuval) about the trick in trickle-down economics for our podcast a couple months ago. That interview was so great we've just released the full, unedited conversation as a bonus episode: https://megaphone.link/PPY1910041491
 




Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Feb 17

"It takes a lot of wise people in order to make peace. But it is sometimes enough to have just one fool in order to start a war." Penguin Annual Lecture:




Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Feb 6


What might happen in the 21st century? An interview with journalist Manika Raikwar Ahirwal (@manikaraikwar), and audience Q&A, following the Penguin Annual Lecture. Full interview: http://bit.ly/ynh-PAL-InterviewQA …



Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Feb 3

Giving the Penguin Annual Lecture in India. Full video: http://bit.ly/ynh-PenguinLecture …



Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Jan 30
‘Who Will Win the Race for AI?’ examines trends leading to a potential new form of colonialism - data colonialism, and how those at risk could influence their fate to avoid being data-colonized.



 Yuval Noah Harari‏ @harari_yuval Jan 17

Speaking about #21_Lessons on the Reasons to Be Cheerful Podcast

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