Homo Deus

Homo Deus - The Next Stage of Evolution

In his cult book "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," Yuval Noah Harari explained how our species conquered the Earth. In "Homo Deus," he ventures into a still hidden world: the future. What will happen to us and our planet when new technologies grant humans god-like abilities—both creative and destructive—and elevate life itself to a completely new stage of evolution?

As the third millennium dawns, humanity awakens, stretches its limbs, and rubs its eyes: "Let's see what's on the agenda today." Hunger, disease, and war, the plagues of the past, have become manageable. What should we strive for next? Harari's brilliantly and engagingly written book asks what will become of Homo Sapiens when he creates a technologically enhanced Homo Deus, who will differ from today's humans more than we differ from Neanderthals. What remains of us and the modern religion of humanism when we construct machines that can do everything better than we can? In our greed for health, happiness, and power, we might gradually change ourselves to the point where we are no longer human.