Yuval Noah Harari on the coexistence of scientific triumph and human stupidity
“Unfortunately, human stupidity is one of the most powerful forces in history. In the pandemic, we have experienced a scientific triumph, coupled with a political disaster. Scientists have worked together worldwide to decipher the virus and develop vaccines. Politics, on the other hand, has made a bad impression.”
– Yuval Noah Harari, historian and bestselling author, in an interview with Handelsblatt editor-in-chief Sebastian Matthes in “They have learned to hack our brain – about algorithms that can decipher intimate secrets, the danger of data colonialism – and new life forms created with the help of artificial intelligence and synthetic biotechnology.”, Handelsblatt December 30, 2021 – January 2, 2022, No. 253
