- Published: 10 September 2024
- ISBN: 9781911717096
- Imprint: Fern Press
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 528
- RRP: $39.99
Nexus
A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI


















- Published: 10 September 2024
- ISBN: 9781911717096
- Imprint: Fern Press
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 528
- RRP: $39.99
Tremendous, thought-provoking and so very well reasoned. Harari gives us a vision of a rapidly approaching future that is at one and the same time thrilling and chilling. If there is one book that I would urge everyone to read – our political, corporate and cultural leaders most especially – it is Nexus
STEPHEN FRY
Harari has a unique ability to unite both history’s finest details and its grandest megatrends in a single view. This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI
MUSTAFA SULEYMAN
Harari is one of the most remarkable intellects of our generation – bold, original, erudite, provocative and entrancing. His latest book reimagines everything from literacy to AI and – like all his books – fundamentally shifts one’s view of the world
RORY STEWART
[Harari] sticks the world together in a gleaming shape that inspires and excites
TELEGRAPH
[An] always rewarding, often alarming book
LITERARY REVIEW
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 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
A superb narrative writer
GUARDIAN
[Harari] connects past and future in a way that’s both enlightening and a little eerie. Nexus isn’t just a critique of technology; it’s a reflection on how we’ve always been vulnerable to those who control information. It’s a wake-up call in the gentlest, most urgent way
YOTAM OTTOLENGHI
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
[A] thoughtful book . . . An important perspective at a time when the info-wars seem likely to only get worse
Gillian Tett, FINANCIAL TIMES
[Harari] makes fun of people like myself who saw more information as always a good thing . . . I would basically say he’s right and I was wrong
BILL GATES
A useful, well-informed primer . . . Wise and bold
NEW YORK TIMES
One of our foremost big-picture thinkers about the grand sweep of humanity, history and the future
TIME
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
Nexus will challenge your core beliefs about technology and information while leaving you grateful for the experience
DR JOY BUOLAMWINI, author of UNMASKING AI
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