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Nexus

A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

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Nexus

Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
Narrated by: Vidish Athavale
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The mind-blowing story of humans, technology and power from the international and Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens.

Stories brought us together.

Books spread our ideas – and our mythologies.

The internet promised infinite knowledge.

The algorithm learned our secrets – and then turned us against each other.

What will AI do?

NEXUS is the thrilling account of how we arrived at this moment, and the urgent choices we must now make to survive – and to thrive.

‘If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one, to know more of our history and be aware of our choices to come’ TOM HANKS

'A super narrative writer' GUARDIAN

‘[Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites' TELEGRAPH

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Critic Reviews

Yuval Noah Harari is the undisputed maestro of the big idea . . . Nobody can pull of a big theory as suavely as he can
[Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites
A superb narrative writer
[A] thoughtful book . . . An important perspective at a time when the info-wars seem likely to only get worse (Gillian Tett)
[Harari] makes fun of people like myself who saw more information as always a good thing . . . I would basically say he’s right and I was wrong (BILL GATES)
If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one, to know more of our history and be aware our choices to come (TOM HANKS)
Engrossing . . . A diagnosis and a call to action . . . If [Nexus] sells anywhere near as well as Sapiens did, we’ll be that bit better equipped as a species to deal with the rise of the machines
A useful, well-informed primer . . . Wise and bold
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
One of our foremost big-picture thinkers about the grand sweep of humanity, history and the future
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A must read, Yuval is a genius connecting so many dots and making so much sense in the otherwise senseless mad running world.

The title itself is intriguing and let's you imagine and then paint the picture with utmost clarity as the book unfolds

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The author touches upon contemporary topics related to geopolitics and technology. A lot of effort seems to have been made into the research.

This is clearly a story told from the perspective of someone oriented to the western ideologies. But that does not mean the author missed on covering minority cultures and religion.

It was bold to call out politicians and parties by their name. But a shift to the right is currently/ clearly underway-whether this was AI’s doing or an unavoidable part of the storyline is difficult to fathom. Rather than reason out why it is happening, the book seems to dwell more on the fear factor.

I find it impudent to generalize and say that, certain political affiliations would always sway towards wickedness. I hope next gen leaders who are clever enough to adapt technological advances to sway the political spectrum, are equally smart enough to comprehend when to stop bending the bough too much before we hit a point of no return.

Standout narration

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Great insight into IT.. evolution of organic life. criticality of OT in social networking platforms.

fact presentation with examples with lucid narratives. excellent presentation.

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This book is excellent in many ways. It not only throws light on AI, its development & fate but gives logical explanations of numerous other factors like study of democracies, dictatorships, holy texts, medieval witch hunts, medicine, social media and their interrelationship with AI.
The book is full of references, references & references. It's a knowledge refresher in true sense.
Kudos to Harari for yet another milestone book. Also appreciations for equally good narration. Its keeps the listener engaged !

Harari is a thorough researcher

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Great storytelling,splendid analysis at the granularity around the Information System and AGI in general.

A must read for every futurist

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