Yoval Noah Harari, one of the most widely read historians and thinkers in the world with his Sapiens, Homo Deus, Sapiens: Graphic History books, will be the guest of the successful journalist Çınar Oskay’s program “We Need to Talk”, which will air on GAIN on Sunday at 14.00.
Harari, who participated in Our Speech Lazım, which will bring the audience together with the smartest people in the world; While making determinations about the pandemic, digitalization, algorithms and the future of the world, he made suggestions that can be applied personally.
We have technologies to prevent new outbreaks, but…
Harari, who is also known for his future predictions, claimed that the measures against the coronavirus epidemic will not change the human nature and social life of this epidemic. According to Harari, who said that although the emergence of new pathogens cannot be prevented, by investing in health and drug research, we have the power to prevent them from turning into major epidemics, he said that the reason for the failure in COVID-19 is political leaders.
Three great threats to the world
Yuval Noah Harari argued that there are three major threats facing the world: a third world war with new and more powerful weapons, the climate crisis that will bring about ecological collapse, and the misuse of technology development. Harari said that technologies for collecting and analyzing data have reached a scale never seen in history, giving both governments and companies an uncontrollable power that is open to abuse.
We buy the devices that follow us
Talking about the physical limits of how many people can be followed by the great intelligence organizations of the 20th century at the same time, Harari said that now smartphones and devices that enable data collection have eliminated this limit. Algorithms who discovered that they could move people into action by scaring or angering them; He added that thanks to sensors, internet history and cameras, he can predict facts that the people he watches don’t even know about themselves.
“I prefer Buddha over Cersei.”
Answering the quiz prepared for him by Çınar Oskay, Harari said, “Do you want to have dinner with Cersei or with Buddha?” despite being a strict Game of Thrones fan. Buddha answered the question. Harari also claimed that as a result of the changes we will make in our minds and bodies in the next century or two, the “homo sapiens” species will be obsolete.
Source: (BHA) – Beyaz News Agency
