Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari is one of the most popular books of the last 10 years.

It celebrates human achievement and the rapid scientific advancements we’re making. But a larger question has always fascinated us:

how did Homo sapiens come to dominate the planet?

And what does the future hold for us?

In this episode of The Synopsis, we look at Harari’s main observations in Sapiens as he attempted to trace the history, and predict the future, of Homo sapiens.