Every book W. Brian Arthur recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by W. Brian Arthur

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   Sapiens

   Yuval Noah Harari · Discussed · 1 episode

   Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and constructed complex imaginary orders like religion, money, and nations.

   Discussed

   “I mean, we had Yuval Harari on the podcast too, and basically in his book, Sapiens, he argues that tech helps mankind leapfrog natural evolution. And only in that context, we were talking about it across a much larger time scale, but in this context, I do think of it as a primordial soup for the next phase.”

   a16z Podcast a16z Podcast: Network Effects, Origin Stories, and the Evolution of Te… 2018-05-17 Listen at 38:38

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