Be taken on a breath-taking ride through 70,000 years of human history with Yuval Noah Harari, as he discusses his latest book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind with John Thornhill, deputy editor of the Financial Times, on 9 September at Kings College, London. This evening will explore our evolutionary roots to the age of capitalism and genetic engineering, uncovering why we are the way we are.
Harari focuses on key events that changed us forever including the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions, the creation of money, the spread of religion and the rise of the nation state. Sapiens takes a multi-disciplinary approach that crucially bridges the gaps between history, biology, philosophy and economics in a way never done before. Furthermore, taking both the macro and the micro view, Harari conveys not only what happened and why, but also how it felt for individual humans and other animals alike.
Tickets are £15* and include a £5 Waterstones voucher off purchases of Sapiens, only on the night.
*Price includes VAT, additional ticket service fees apply.
Join us for a thrilling evening of discussion as he explains our journey from insignificant animals into powerful gods.
Programme:
18:30 Doors open
19:00 Interview with Yuval Harari
20:30^ Close
^Timing is approximate and subject to change without notice.
18:30 Doors open
19:00 Interview with Yuval Harari
20:30^ Close
^Timing is approximate and subject to change without notice.
Dr Yuval Noah Harari is 38 years old. He has a PhD in History from the University of Oxford and now lectures at the Department of History, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, specialising in World History. In 2012 he was awarded the annual Polonsky Prize for Creativity and Originality in the Humanistic Disciplines.
