Podcasts that mention 📚 Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

But I'm thinking of the examples that Yuval Harari sites in 'Sapiens' and how we all have these collective myths and fictions that drive economic growth and innovation. He gives the example of a talented baker like my grandmother wanting to open a restaurant, but not having enough actual money.

In the podcast, the host discusses the book 'Sapiens' by Yuval Harari, using it to illustrate how collective myths and fictions influence economic growth. An example is shared about a talented baker, like the host's grandmother, who aspires to open a restaurant but struggles with financial limitations.

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Yuval Noah Harari’s book 'Sapiens' articulates this well, and I strongly recommend it. He discusses how people create shared myths allowing coordination among larger groups.

In this segment, the podcast host, Devin, strongly recommends Yuval Noah Harari's book 'Sapiens' as an insightful exploration of how humans create shared myths that enable large-scale coordination, tying it into the broader conversation about crypto networks.

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I'm not sure it's self-confidence; at least when I wrote Sapiens, I didn't take myself or the project too seriously. I thought, sure, I might make some terrible mistakes, but that's fine.

The speaker reflects on their experience of writing the book 'Sapiens', expressing a light-hearted attitude towards the potential mistakes they could make during the writing process.

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There was a—I never finished Sapiens, and I opened it up on my Audible on a plane and I realized why I bailed out of a particular chapter that I'd been deep in, and it was talking about the unfair gender inequality that was sort of replete throughout humanity's heritage.

Dan Jones discusses his experience reading the book 'Sapiens', noting that he struggled with a specific chapter that addressed issues of gender inequality throughout human history.

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My guest today is Yuval Noah Harari, author of the blockbuster book Sapiens, which tells the entire history of our species in under 450 pages.

In this episode, host Steve Levitt introduces Yuval Noah Harari, the acclaimed author of 'Sapiens.' He describes the book as a captivating exploration of human history that condenses the entire narrative of our species into a concise 450-page format, setting an intriguing backdrop for their conversation.

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You may know him as the author of some hugely best-selling books, including Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and just recently, a new book called Unstoppable Us: How Humans Took Over the World.

In this segment, Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about Yuval Noah Harari and his widely acclaimed book, 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind', among other notable works.

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