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Blinkist is a digital platform that distills key insights from non-fiction books into bite-sized text and audio summaries, perfect for busy individuals seeking to absorb knowledge on the go.
Blinkist aims to help users quickly grasp the key ideas and concepts from books, allowing them to read or listen to these summaries in a short amount of time.
These summaries, often referred to as “blinks,” condense the content of a book into bite-sized, easily digestible insights, typically taking about 15 minutes to read or listen to.
Overall, Blinkist is designed for individuals who want to stay informed and learn efficiently, providing a way to consume the essence of a book without committing to reading the entire text.
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution, Sapiens — a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.”
One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?
Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.
Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?
Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.
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Ratings: 4.4 (5590 ratings)
Time to Read: 28 mins
Take-Away: 11 Key ideas
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Professor Yuval Noah Harari is the author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. The book surveys the entire length of human history, from the evolution of Homo sapiens in the Stone Age up to the political and technological revolutions of the 21st century.
Harari specialises in world, medieval and military history. His current research focuses on macro-historical questions: What is the relation between history and biology? What is the essential difference between Homo Sapiens and other animals? Is there justice in history? Does history have a direction? Did people become happier as history unfolded?
Professor Yuval Noah Harari is the author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. The book surveys the entire length of human history, from the evolution of Homo sapiens in the Stone Age up to the political and technological revolutions of the 21st century. Harari specialises in world, medieval and military history. […]
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