by Yuval Noah Harari · Edicions 62 · tapa dura · ISBN 9788429781991
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In 'Nexus', Yuval Noah Harari invites us to reflect on how information networks have shaped humanity throughout history. From the Stone Age to the age of artificial intelligence, Harari explores the complex relationship between information, truth, bureaucracy, mythology, wisdom, and power. This book challenges us to consider the crucial decisions we face as non-human intelligence continues to advance, offering a historical perspective to understand our current existential crisis and the rise of disinformation.
Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli medievalist, military historian, public intellectual, and popular science writer. He is a professor of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His first bestselling book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011) is based on his lectures to an undergraduate world history class. His other works include the bestsellers Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016), 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (2018), and Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (2024). His published work examines themes of free will, consciousness, intelligence, happiness, suffering and the role of storytelling in human evolution.
