A brief history of humankind5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() In reality, Sapiens’ existence on Earth is just a speck on its evolutionary timeline. In “Sapiens”, Yuval Noah Harari gives a detailed account of human history, presenting the facts and myths of how mankind has dominated the planet, the driving forces shaping our lives and how we can think about our impact on Earth and our collective future. In this summary, we’ll outline some of the key ideas in the book.įor the full details, examples and perspectives, do get a copy of the book, or get a detailed overview with our complete book summary bundle.Īll humans alive today are Homo sapiens we’re part of the Homo genus (in the same family as chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans) and we’re of the species Sapiens (which means “wise”). In reality, we were not the only human species that existed on Earth, and most of our progress happened only in the recent past. We tend to think of mankind as the unique and inevitable masters of this Universe. ![]()
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