Nexus: A Brief History Of Information Networks From The Stone Age To Ai

The mind-blowing story of humans, technology and power from the international and Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens

WITH NEW MATERIAL

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.

PRAISE FOR NEXUS

‘If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one, to know more of our history and be aware of our choices to come’ TOM HANKS

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

‘Tremendous, thought-provoking and so very well-reasoned . . . If there is one book that I would urge everyone to read – it is Nexus’ STEPHEN FRY

'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


PRAISE FOR YUVAL NOAH HARARI

‘The great thinker of our age’ THE TIMES

‘Interesting and provocative’ BARACK OBAMA

‘One of my favourite writers and thinkers’ NATALIE PORTMAN

'Yuval Noah Harari is the undisputed maestro of the big idea . . . Nobody can pull of a big theory as suavely as he can' - THE TIMES

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

'A superb narrative writer' - GUARDIAN

'[A] thoughtful book . . . An important perspective at a time when the info-wars seem likely to only get worse' - FINANCIAL TIMES

'Engrossing . . . A diagnosis and a call to action . . . If [Nexus] sells anywhere near as well as Sapiens did, we’ll be that bit better equipped as a species to deal with the rise of the machines' - OBSERVER

'A useful, well-informed primer . . . Wise and bold' - NEW YORK TIMES

'A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly . . . Harari's narrative is engaging, and his framing is strikingly original' - ECONOMIST

'One of our foremost big-picture thinkers about the grand sweep of humanity, history and the future' - TIME

'[An] always rewarding, often alarming book' - LITERARY REVIEW

'Nexus is an important book and comes at an important time in human history' - SCIENCE

'Nexus is ambitious, bold and, at times, unsettling . . . For anyone interested in the intersection of history, technology and power, Harari once again provokes deep thought' - THE CONVERSATION

'In Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari uses information networks as the backbone of human evolution, offering profound insights into how technological progress reshapes our social structures and individual lives. His unique perspectives and deep understanding of the age of artificial intelligence is especially pertinent in the current wave of transformations driven by generative AI. The book urges us to reassess the relationship between humans and AI and how we can ensure that technological progress serves the greater good for humanity' - KAI-FU LEE, author of AI 2041

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Juval Harari - Юваль Ной Харари

Publisher:Vintage

Language:English

Publication Date:2025

Number of pages:544 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:128 mm / 5'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:379 g

ISBN:9781529933611