Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and one of the most successful non-fiction authors of recent times. His books have sold over forty-five million copies, and fans of his work include some of the most powerful people on the planet.

When he’s not writing bestsellers and influencing global conversations, he’s a history lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.

For anyone who’s ever lain awake at night wondering what on earth the future holds for humanity, Yuval Noah Harari may have the answers.

Selections:

MUSIC – DURAN DURAN - SAVE A PRAYER (1982)

MEMORY – SINKING OF THE HMS SHEFFIELD, FALKLANDS WAR (1982)

PERSON – CHARLES DARWIN

BOOK – GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL BY JARED DIAMOND (1997)

PLACE - THE DHAMMA DIPA MEDITATION CENTER, UK

POSSESSION – MORNING PORRIDGE POT

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