Nexus: The Sunday Times bestselling history about humans, technology and AI from the author of Sapiens

Name: Nexus: The Sunday Times bestselling history about humans, technology and AI from the author of Sapiens
Rating: 4.424657344818115 (73 reviews)

Yuval Noah Harari

Sep 2024 · Random House

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‘If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one’ TOM HANKS

‘If there’s one book that I would urge everyone to read – it is Nexus’ STEPHEN FRY

Discover the mind-blowing story of how information networks – from the stone age to AI - have shaped our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens. The perfect Christmas gift for curious minds.

Stories brought us together.

Books spread our ideas – and our mythologies.

The internet promised infinite knowledge.

The algorithm learned our secrets – and then turned us against each other.

What will AI do?

Nexus is the thrilling account of how we arrived at this moment, and the urgent choices we must now make to survive – and to thrive.

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'One of the most remarkable intellects of our generation' RORY STEWART

'A wake-up call in the gentlest, most urgent way' YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

'This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI’ MUSTAFA SULEYMAN

'A super narrative writer' GUARDIAN

‘[Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites' TELEGRAPH

‘If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one’ TOM HANKS ‘If there’s one book that I would urge everyone to read – it is Nexus’ STEPHEN FRY Discover the mind-blowing story of how information networks – from the stone age to AI - have shaped our world from the #1 Sunday Times...

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73 reviews

Fasio Kino

November 23, 2025

Good conclusion for the history, assumptions for the future is a little aggressive for me

Marcelo jesus

March 13, 2026

I read with taped breath most of the book. learning about examples from the past that explain counterparts now is really eye opening

Dimitris Baklesis

September 3, 2026

Very insightful of the dangers of AI when everybody is focused on the positive aspect of interacting with AI.

About the author

Yuval Noah Harari is a historian, philosopher and the global bestselling author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, the graphic adaptation series Sapiens: A Graphic History, and Unstoppable Us, his first series of books for children. His books have sold over 55 million copies in 65 languages. He co-founded Sapienship – an international social-impact company focused on education and storytelling – with his husband, Itzik Yahav. Harari has a PhD from the University of Oxford and is currently a history professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a distinguished research fellow at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.

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