Nexus: A Brief History Of Information Networks From The Ston

Description: The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens Stories brought us together. Books spread our ideas - and our mythologies. The internet promised infinite knowledge. The algorithm learned our secrets - and then turned us against each other. What will AI do? NEXUS is the thrilling account of how we arrived at this moment, and the urgent choices we must now make to survive - and to thrive. PRAISE FOR NEXUS 'One of the most remarkable intellects of our generation' RORY STEWART 'Tremendous, thought-provoking and so very well-reasoned . . . If there is one book that I would urge everyone to read - it is Nexus' STEPHEN FRY 'A wake-up call in the gentlest, most urgent way' YOTAM OTTOLENGHI 'This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI' MUSTAFA SULEYMAN 'A super narrative writer' GUARDIAN '[Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites' TELEGRAPH PRAISE FOR YUVAL NOAH HARARI 'The great thinker of our age' The Times 'Interesting and provocative' Barack Obama 'One of my favourite writers and thinkers' Natalie Portman **Instant Sunday Times bestseller, September 2024** Review: [Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites * TELEGRAPH * A superb narrative writer * GUARDIAN * Engrossing . . . A diagnosis and a call to action . . . If [Nexus] sells anywhere near as well as Sapiens did, we'll be that bit better equipped as a species to deal with the rise of the machines * OBSERVER * Harari's narrative is engaging, and his framing is strikingly original * ECONOMIST * Tremendous, thought-provoking and so very well reasoned. Harari gives us a vision of a rapidly approaching future that is at one and the same time thrilling and chilling. If there is one book that I would urge everyone to read - our political, corporate and cultural leaders most especially - it is Nexus -- STEPHEN FRY Author Biography: Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher and the global bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the graphic adaptation series Sapiens: A Graphic History, and Unstoppable Us, his first series of books for children. His books have sold over 45 million copies in 65 languages, with Sapiens alone selling 25 million copies since it was first published in 2013. A New York Times and Sunday Times #1 bestseller, Sapiens spent an incredible 96 consecutive weeks in the top 3 of the Sunday Times bestseller list. Yuval Noah Harari is also behind Sapienship - an international social impact company focused on education and storytelling, which he co-founded with his husband Itzik Yahav. Harari is considered one of the world's most influential public intellectuals today.