This month we are discussing 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari. My name is Holly and I will be leading our discussion this month! We have multiple copies available in a variety of formats at the library which you can reserve here: https://bit.ly/2JM0U2w
Harari leads readers through a series of essays speculating on present and future challenges and how we might overcome them, individually and as a species. These challenges include technological advancement, the growth of artificial intelligence and biotechnology, the divisive nature of nationalism, religion and culture, the need for global cooperation in order to solve current and impending calamities, and religious and political dogmatism obstructing critical thought. It made for very contemplative reading - my head was spinning by the end of chapter one!
To start our conversation off, which of the challenges Harari presents seemed most important or pressing to you? Were there any you disagreed with? How did reading this book make you feel? Hopeful? Energized? Confused? Afraid? Please share your first impressions, positive, negative or in-between!
This month we are discussing 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari. My name is Holly and I will be leading our discussion this month! We have multiple copies available in a variety of formats at the library which you can reserve here: https://bit.ly/2JM0U2w
Harari leads readers through a series of essays speculating on present and future challenges and how we might overcome them, individually and as a species. These challenges include technological advancement, the growth of artificial intelligence and biotechnology, the divisive nature of nationalism, religion and culture, the need for global cooperation in order to solve current and impending calamities, and religious and political dogmatism obstructing critical thought. It made for very contemplative reading - my head was spinning by the end of chapter one!
To start our conversation off, which of the challenges Harari presents seemed most important or pressing to you? Were there any you disagreed with? How did reading this book make you feel? Hopeful? Energized? Confused? Afraid? Please share your first impressions, positive, negative or in-between!