21 lessons for the 21st century

Book 2018

How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children? As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Yuval Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the impo...

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Civilization, Modern 21st century

Conduct of life

Social prediction

Twenty-first century Forecasts

World politics

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ISBN:

9781984801494
9781787330870
9780771048852
9780525512196
9780525512172
198480149X
1787330877
0525512195
0525512179

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xix, 372 pages ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Twenty one lessons for the twenty first century

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Part I: The technological challenge
Disillusionment: the end of history has been postponed
Work: when you grow up, you might not have a job
Liberty: Big Data is watching you
Equality: those who own the data own the future
Part II: The political challenge
Community: humans have bodies
Civilization: there is just one civilization in the world
Nationalism: global problems need global answers
Religion: God now serves the nation
Immigration: some cultures might be better than others
Part III: Despair and hope
Terrorism: don't panic
War: never underestimate human stupidity
Humility: you are not the center of the world
God: don't take the name of God in vain
Secularism: acknowledge your shadow
Part IV: Truth
Ignorance: you know less than you think
Justice: our sense of justice might be out of date
Post-truth: some fake news lasts forever
Science fiction: the future is not what you see in the movies
Part V: Resilience
Education: change is the only constant
Meaning: life is not a story
Meditation: just observe

LCCN:

2018013856

Control Number:

2980013

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