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Yuval Noah Harari

What Yuval Noah Harari thinks about epidemiology

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Israeli historian and philosopher, born in 1976; author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus; lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; co-founder of Sapienship in 2019.

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8 dated positions, 2020 to 2024, in their own words. Our reading of what Yuval Noah Harari has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingAgricultural cities that were meant as a paradise for humans turned out to be a paradise for germs

    Their wordsPeople thought they were building paradise for humans. Turned out they were building paradise for germs.

    ↗Our AI Future Is WAY WORSE Than You Think | Yuval Noah Harariyoutube.com 10th of 18 in this recording

  2. 5 years earlier

  3. Our readingWe should trust science with epidemics but still face our own mortality ourselves

    Their wordsWe need a balanced approach here. We should trust science to deal with epidemics, but we should still shoulder the burden of dealing with our individual mortality and transience.

    ↗Will coronavirus change our attitudes to death? Quite the opposite (The Guardian)theguardian.com 5th of 6 in this piece

  4. 5 weeks earlier

  5. Our readingThe real antidote to epidemics is not isolation but cooperation

    Their wordsHowever, while short-term quarantine is essential to stop epidemics, long-term isolationism will lead to economic collapse without offering any real protection against infectious diseases. Just the opposite. The real antidote to epidemic is not segregation, but rather cooperation.

    ↗In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership (TIME)time.com 1st of 6 in this piece

  7. Our readingHumanity's best defence against pathogens is information, not isolation

    Their wordsThis is because the best defense humans have against pathogens is not isolation – it is information.

    ↗In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership (TIME)time.com 2nd of 6 in this piece

  9. Our readingThe spread of an epidemic in any one country endangers the entire human species

    Their wordsPerhaps the most important thing people should realize about such epidemics, is that the spread of the epidemic in any country endangers the entire human species.

    ↗In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership (TIME)time.com 3rd of 6 in this piece

  11. Our readingBetter healthcare for people in other countries protects your own country from epidemics too

    America

    Their wordsWe are used to thinking about health in national terms, but providing better healthcare for Iranians and Chinese helps protect Israelis and Americans too from epidemics.

    ↗In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership (TIME)time.com 4th of 6 in this piece

  13. Our readingDefeating an epidemic needs trust in experts, authorities and other countries, which irresponsible politicians have undermined

    Their wordsTo defeat an epidemic, people need to trust scientific experts, citizens need to trust public authorities, and countries need to trust each other. Over the last few years, irresponsible politicians have deliberately undermined trust in science, in public authorities and in international cooperation.

    ↗In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership (TIME)time.com 5th of 6 in this piece

  15. Our readingIf the pandemic leaves humans more divided and distrustful, that will be the virus's greatest victory

    Their wordsIf this epidemic results in greater disunity and mistrust among humans, it will be the virus’s greatest victory. When humans squabble – viruses double.

    ↗In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership (TIME)time.com 6th of 6 in this piece