Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari

"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari is a book that surveys the history of humankind, beginning in the Stone Age and ending in the 21st century. The account relies on a fusion of the natural sciences with the social sciences. The book is divided into four major parts: The Cognitive Revolution (c. 70 000 BCE). The start of behavioral modernity when imagination evolved in Homo sapiens. The Agricultural Revolution (c. 10 000 BCE). The development of agriculture. The Unification of Humankind (c. 34 CE). The gradual consolidation of human political organizations towards globalization. The Scientific Revolution (c. 1543 CE). The emergence of objective science.