21 Lessons for the 21st Century

By:

Harari, Yuval Noah

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Jonathan Cape 2018Description: xv, 352 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9781787330672

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

909.83 HAR.T

Contents:

The Technological Challenge -- Disillusionment:The End of History Has Been Postponed -- Work: When You Grow Up, You Might Not Have a Job -- Liberty: Big Data Is Watching You -- Equality: Those Who Own the Data Own the Future -- The Political Challenge -- Community: Humans Have Bodies -- Civilization: There Is Just One Civilization in the World -- Nationalism: Global Problems Need Global Answers -- Religion:God Now Serves the Nation -- Immigration: Some Cultures Might Be Better than Others -- Despair and Hope -- Terrorism: Don't Panic -- War: Never Underestimate Human Stupidity -- Humility: You Are Not the Center of the World -- God: Don't Take the Name of God in Vain -- Secularism: Acknowledge Your Shadow -- Truth -- Ignorance: You Know Less than You Think -- Justice: Our Sense of Justice Might Be Out of Date -- Post-Truth: Some Fake News Lasts Forever -- Science Fiction: The Future Is Not What You See in the Movies -- Resilience -- Education: Change Is the Only Constant -- Meaning: Life Is Not a Story -- Meditation: Just Observe.

Summary: Shares insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news, and the modern relevance of nations and religion.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Book	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Book Cart	Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	Gift or donation	909.83 HAR.T (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	GIFT BY DR. ACHUTH SANKAR S NAIR		DCBG-0284

The Technological Challenge --
Disillusionment:The End of History Has Been Postponed --
Work: When You Grow Up, You Might Not Have a Job --
Liberty: Big Data Is Watching You --
Equality: Those Who Own the Data Own the Future --
The Political Challenge --
Community: Humans Have Bodies --
Civilization: There Is Just One Civilization in the World --
Nationalism: Global Problems Need Global Answers --
Religion:God Now Serves the Nation --
Immigration: Some Cultures Might Be Better than Others --
Despair and Hope --
Terrorism: Don't Panic --
War: Never Underestimate Human Stupidity --
Humility: You Are Not the Center of the World --
God: Don't Take the Name of God in Vain --
Secularism: Acknowledge Your Shadow --
Truth --
Ignorance: You Know Less than You Think --
Justice: Our Sense of Justice Might Be Out of Date --
Post-Truth: Some Fake News Lasts Forever --
Science Fiction: The Future Is Not What You See in the Movies --
Resilience --
Education: Change Is the Only Constant --
Meaning: Life Is Not a Story --
Meditation: Just Observe.

Shares insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news, and the modern relevance of nations and religion.

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