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Harari believes Artificial Intelligence could lead to unprecedented elite dominance. Photo: iStock
Posted inEgypt, European Union, Jordan, Middle East, World

Lessons that simply don’t hold water

by Scott A. Shay January 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Book review: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, by Yuval Harari. Yuval Harari joins Steven Pinker and Jordan Peterson in proposing lessons to grapple with the challenges of this century. Based on the success of his past two books many are awaiting Harari to tell us how to avoid past mistakes and navigate our future. […]

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