#390 – Yuval Noah Harari: Human Nature, Intelligence, Power, and Conspiracies

Jul 17, 2023 2h 52m

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Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher, and author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, and Unstoppable Us. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – MasterClass: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lex">https://masterclass.com/lex</a> to get 15% off – Eight Sleep: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings – ExpressVPN: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free – InsideTracker: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off – AG1: <a href="https://drinkag1.com/lex">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a> to get 1 month supply of fish oil Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/yuval-noah-harari-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/yuval-noah-harari-transcript</a> EPISODE LINKS: Yuval’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/harari_yuval">https://twitter.com/harari_yuval</a> Yuval’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yuval_noah_harari">https://www.instagram.com/yuval_noah_harari</a> Yuval’s Website: <a href="https://www.ynharari.com">https://www.ynharari.com</a> Sapiens (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3NQB9wt">https://amzn.to/3NQB9wt</a> Homo Deus (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/44MzwXu">https://amzn.to/44MzwXu</a> 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3Dfkz4D">https://amzn.to/3Dfkz4D</a> Unstoppable Us (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3NYyBg5">https://amzn.to/3NYyBg5</a> PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a> SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> – Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> – Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> – LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> – Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a> – Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a> OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:36) – Intelligence (27:31) – Origin of humans (37:53) – Suffering (58:35) – Hitler (1:17:07) – Benjamin Netanyahu (1:35:30) – Peace in Ukraine (1:52:20) – Conspiracy theories (2:06:59) – AI safety (2:21:16) – How to think (2:31:00) – Advice for young people (2:33:41) – Love (2:43:50) – Mortality (2:48:14) – Meaning of life

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