I'm a huge fan of Derek! I've been an avid Audible listener and have completed over 170 titles, but no one has matched Derek's level of narration. I was genuinely disappointed to find out that Derek isn’t narrating Yuval's new book, Nexus. Really bummed about that 😢.
Harari's popular writings are considered to belong to the Big History genre, with Ian Parker writing in 2020 in the New Yorker that "Harari did not invent Big History, but updated it with hints of self-help and futurology, as well as a high-altitude, almost nihilistic composure about human suffering."[1] His work has been more negatively received in academic circles, with Christopher Robert Hallpike stating 2020 in a review of Sapiens that: "one has often had to point out how surprisingly little he seems to have read on quite a number of essential topics. It would be fair to say that whenever his facts are broadly correct they are not new, and whenever he tries to strike out on his own he often gets things wrong, sometimes seriously." Hallpike further states that: "we should not judge Sapiens as a serious contribution to knowledge but as 'infotainment', a publishing event to titillate its readers by a wild intellectual ride across the landscape of history, dotted with sensational displays of speculation, and ending with blood-curdling predictions about human destiny. By these criteria, it is a most successful book."[62] In 2020, philosopher Mike W. Martin, criticized Harari's view in a journal article, stating that "[Harari] misunderstands human rights, inflates the role of science in moral matters, and fails to reconcile his moral passion with his moral skepticism."[63] In July 2022, American magazine Current Affairs published an article titled "The Dangerous Populist Science of Yuval Noah Harari" by Darshana Narayanan, pointing to the lack of scientific rigor in his books. "The best-selling author is a gifted storyteller and popular speaker," she wrote. "But he sacrifices science for sensationalism, and his work is riddled with errors."[64] In November 2022, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung called Harari a historian and a brand. They pointed out that the Yahav Harari Group, built by his partner Yahav, was a "booming product cosmos" selling comics and children's books, but soon films and documentaries. They observed an "icy deterministic touch" in his books which made them so popular in Silicon Valley. They stated that his listeners celebrated him like a pop star, although he only had the sad message that people are "bad algorithms", soon to be redundant, to be replaced because machines could do it better. (wikipedia)
In the chapter 2 the cost of thinking there are differences in reading when it comes to brain size as compared to the book I have.. like size of brains is mentioned differently
@@seanwebb605 Quite interesting indeed. I love the way writer tought. I also like all the things that i can learn from, so this is like a tresure trove for me. Makes me wonder every time I listen to it...
Derek Perkins is the most listenable of all the narrators I have listened to on audible. Beautiful pronunciation, timbre, accent.
It's amazing how quickly all the dates given have changed since this was published in 2011.
The introduction was very sibilant, but the actual reading of the book is fantastic!
I can't hear any hiss? Might be your hearing aid :)
@@ciararespect4296 No it would appear that my hearing is far better than your own. Very sibilant.
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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
@@ozzyistheking21 Yeah, it means what I think it means. By all means check again and consider the context.
Wawww 😮 what a Lot of parents we have ..amazing and excellent book really 🌟
I'm a huge fan of Derek! I've been an avid Audible listener and have completed over 170 titles, but no one has matched Derek's level of narration.
I was genuinely disappointed to find out that Derek isn’t narrating Yuval's new book, Nexus. Really bummed about that 😢.
Harari's popular writings are considered to belong to the Big History genre, with Ian Parker writing in 2020 in the New Yorker that "Harari did not invent Big History, but updated it with hints of self-help and futurology, as well as a high-altitude, almost nihilistic composure about human suffering."[1]
His work has been more negatively received in academic circles, with Christopher Robert Hallpike stating 2020 in a review of Sapiens that: "one has often had to point out how surprisingly little he seems to have read on quite a number of essential topics. It would be fair to say that whenever his facts are broadly correct they are not new, and whenever he tries to strike out on his own he often gets things wrong, sometimes seriously." Hallpike further states that: "we should not judge Sapiens as a serious contribution to knowledge but as 'infotainment', a publishing event to titillate its readers by a wild intellectual ride across the landscape of history, dotted with sensational displays of speculation, and ending with blood-curdling predictions about human destiny. By these criteria, it is a most successful book."[62]
In 2020, philosopher Mike W. Martin, criticized Harari's view in a journal article, stating that "[Harari] misunderstands human rights, inflates the role of science in moral matters, and fails to reconcile his moral passion with his moral skepticism."[63]
In July 2022, American magazine Current Affairs published an article titled "The Dangerous Populist Science of Yuval Noah Harari" by Darshana Narayanan, pointing to the lack of scientific rigor in his books. "The best-selling author is a gifted storyteller and popular speaker," she wrote. "But he sacrifices science for sensationalism, and his work is riddled with errors."[64]
In November 2022, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung called Harari a historian and a brand. They pointed out that the Yahav Harari Group, built by his partner Yahav, was a "booming product cosmos" selling comics and children's books, but soon films and documentaries. They observed an "icy deterministic touch" in his books which made them so popular in Silicon Valley. They stated that his listeners celebrated him like a pop star, although he only had the sad message that people are "bad algorithms", soon to be redundant, to be replaced because machines could do it better. (wikipedia)
In the chapter 2 the cost of thinking there are differences in reading when it comes to brain size as compared to the book I have.. like size of brains is mentioned differently
the audiobook isn't available in Canadian audible. Where else can I findi it?
great work of audio recording! good articulation
my check point
Stunning, Derek👍
Thanks for a fantastic audio.
Where is the link to continue the reading/listening?
Did you find this?
I want it too :(
like this approach..summery of book..that too audio..best 1 in 4his eta
Where is the full book
well read 👌
good work
Not too bad, a slight air of reading-out-the-train-timetable about it.
Hogwash and no mention of the annunaki geneticists intervention
Why does he pronounce “Aluminium” wrong?
He is British but uses the incorrect American term
Great
what accent is that?
Lol,
English. Where the language is from
omg yaaaas
is this a whole book?
That would make the book about 38 pages.
@@seanwebb605 i know i found out after posting the comment
@@balijaa It's a really good reading.
@@seanwebb605 Quite interesting indeed. I love the way writer tought. I also like all the things that i can learn from, so this is like a tresure trove for me. Makes me wonder every time I listen to it...
@@balijaa I have a copy of the book around here somewhere.