Yuval Noah Harari

Born in 1976 ynharari.com

History Philosophy

Yuval Noah Harari is a renowned historian, philosopher, and bestselling author.
Born in Israel in 1976, he received his Ph.D. from Oxford and currently teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Harari is known for his popular books like Sapiens and Homo Deus, which explore human history and potential futures.
His work has made him one of the world's most influential public intellectuals.
Harari co-founded Sapienship, a social impact company focused on education and storytelling, with his husband.
He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, reflecting his interest in humanity's long-term challenges.

Books by Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2011

The one skill that let humans conquer the planet: inventing things we all pretend are real.

4.33

1.2M+

🌍 Big History 🧬 Cultural Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

Immersive

Sapiens

The one skill that let humans conquer the planet: inventing things we all pretend are real.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2011 456 pages

4.33

1.2M+ ratings

🌍 Big History 🧬 Cultural Evolution 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2018

How to think in a century where jobs vanish, truths splinter, and biology becomes programmable.

4.15

100k+

🧭 Big History 🤖 Future Of Work ⚖️ Ai Ethics

Immersive

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

How to think in a century where jobs vanish, truths splinter, and biology becomes programmable.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2018 372 pages

4.15

100k+ ratings

🧭 Big History 🤖 Future Of Work ⚖️ Ai Ethics

Homo Deus

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2015

We tamed hunger and war. Now we chase immortality and godhood. The chase may end us.

4.18

200k+

🔭 Big History 🔮 Futurism 🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Homo Deus

We tamed hunger and war. Now we chase immortality and godhood. The chase may end us.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2015 449 pages

4.18

200k+ ratings

🔭 Big History 🔮 Futurism 🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Nexus

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2024

The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.

4.16

51k+

🕸️ Information Networks 🏛️ Macro-History 📖 Shared Myths

Nexus

The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2024 528 pages

4.16

51k+ ratings

🕸️ Information Networks 🏛️ Macro-History 📖 Shared Myths

Money

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2018

Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.

3.90

2k+

💰 History Of Money 🤝 Social Constructs ⚖️ Capitalism Critique

Money

Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2018

3.90

2k+ ratings

💰 History Of Money 🤝 Social Constructs ⚖️ Capitalism Critique

Sapiens and Homo Deus

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2017

We conquered the planet through shared fictions. The next upgrade may leave humanity behind.

4.40

1k+

🏛️ Big History 🔮 Future Of Humanity 🧠 Free Will Debate

Sapiens and Homo Deus

We conquered the planet through shared fictions. The next upgrade may leave humanity behind.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 816 pages

4.40

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Big History 🔮 Future Of Humanity 🧠 Free Will Debate

Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set

by Yuval Noah Harari • 2019

The old stories that gave us meaning are failing while AI and biotech promise to remake humanity.

4.53

500+

🏛️ Big History 🧬 Human Evolution 🤖 Technological Change

Yuval Noah Harari Collection 3 Books Set

The old stories that gave us meaning are failing while AI and biotech promise to remake humanity.

by Yuval Noah Harari 2019

4.53

500+ ratings

🏛️ Big History 🧬 Human Evolution 🤖 Technological Change

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