Homo Deus

Humans today enjoy
unprecedented levels of power and an increasingly god-like status. The
great epidemics of the past – famine, plague and war – no longer control
our lives. We are the only species in history that has single-handedly
changed the entire planet, and we can no longer blame a higher being for
our fate.

But as our gods take a back seat, and Homo Sapiens becomes Homo Deus,
what are we going to do with ourselves? How do we set the agenda for
our own future without pushing our species – and the rest of the world –
beyond its limits?

In this vivid, challenging new book from the author of Sapiens,
Yuval Noah Harari examines the implications of our newly upgraded
condition, from our dogged pursuit of status and happiness to our
constant quest to overcome death by pushing the boundaries of science.
He explores how Homo Sapiens conquered the world, our creation of
today’s human-centred environment, our current predicament and our
possible future. And, above all, he asks the fundamental questions:
Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world
from our own destructive powers?