[Hybrid] Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

(2024) by Yuval Noah Harari, 528 pages [Technology]

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### Review

“A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly… Harari’s narrative is engaging, and his framing is strikingly original.”—The Economist

“Engrossing… A diagnosis and a call to action.”—Guardian

“A useful, well-informed primer… wise and bold.”—The New York Times

“Nexus is ambitious, bold and at times, unsettling… or anyone interested in the intersection of history, technology and power, Harari once again provokes deep thought.”—The Conversation

“A cautionary tale about the power of stories.”—Publishers Weekly

“Nexus will challenge your core beliefs about technology and information while leaving you grateful for the experience.”—Dr. Joy Buolamwini, author of Unmasking AI

“Yuval Noah Harari has a unique ability to unite history’s finest details and its grandest megatrends in a single view. In this masterful and provocative new book, he makes a compelling case that information networks are—and always have been—the primary driving force shaping human societies. This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production.”—Mustafa Suleyman

“An important and timely must-read as our survival is at the mercy of information.”—Booklist, starred review

“Confronting the avalanche of books on the prospects of AI, readers would do well to begin with this one.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

### About the Author

Professor Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and the bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and the series Sapiens: A Graphic History and Unstoppable Us. He is considered one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals working today. Born in Israel in 1976, Harari received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in 2002. He is currently a lecturer at the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Harari co-founded the social impact company Sapienship, focused on education and storytelling, with his husband, Itzik Yahav.