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Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari · 2011

Yuval Noah Harari's broad history of Homo sapiens and large-scale human cooperation.

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Yuval Noah Harari · Historian and author

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Yuval Noah HarariHistorian and author

Author of Sapiens, a broad history of humankind.

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Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook F8 in 2019 Mark Zuckerberg Co-founder and CEO, Meta
Recommended Reported Facebook book-club pick article

Documented citation: Business Insider reports Sapiens as Zuckerberg's A Year of Books selection.

Documented citation Recommended article Mark Zuckerberg recommends Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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Business Insider · 2015-06 · accessed 2026-06-21

Business Insider reports Sapiens as Zuckerberg's A Year of Books pick and links his Facebook explanation.

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Recommended · Reported Facebook book-club pick · article Source 2015-06
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Daniel Ek in 2025 Daniel Ek Founder and executive chairman, Spotify
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Both sobering and conservatively optimistic in equal measure
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One Grand Books · 2017-07-17 · accessed 2026-06-22

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Recommended · Top-ten books list · curated-list Source 2017-07-17
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Demis Hassabis speaking at the Royal Society Demis Hassabis Co-founder & CEO, Google DeepMind
Documented citation YouTube interview clip video

Documented citation: Public indexes report Hassabis saying Sapiens gave him many new ideas.

Documented citation Documented citation video Demis Hassabis interview mentioning Sapiens

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YouTube · timestamp 35:23 · accessed 2026-06-21

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