Yuval Noah Harari’s books Sapiens and Homo Deus sold millions around the world. His latest - Nexus - examines information and how we share it, from campfire stories in the Stone Age to the AI networks of today. But as the way we share information gets evermore complicated, could this be the end of a history controlled by humans?

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Guest: Yuval Noah Harari, author and historian.

Host: William Hague.

Producer: Olivia Case.

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