This book will help you understand what it will take to futureproof yourself against the twenty-first century.
In an era of relentless change and uncertain futures, governments and individuals alike are grappling with technological, political and social issues unique to the twenty-first century. How should we respond to modern-day phenomena, such as frighteningly intelligent computers, globalization and the fake news epidemic?
In this book, you’ll discover the answer to all these questions and more. You’ll learn how to futureproof your children by changing your approach to education and what robots and automation mean for the future of white-collar work.
Author Yuval Noah Harari has formulated some important lessons to help us deal with these fascinating times.
In this book, you’ll also find out:
- how technological disruption led to Brexit
- how twenty-first-century humans are far more ignorant than we realize
- how new discoveries in the field of neuroscience are enabling computers to take our jobs.
- why we have more to fear from cars than terrorists
- and why we need to teach our children less