Your Briefing on Tomorrow: A 7-Day Guide to the Future

To understand the future, you must first understand the deep past. This book is the essential starting point, explaining the cognitive, agricultural, and scientific revolutions that set the stage for our modern world. All future predictions start here.

After using Sapiens to look back, this book uses the same lens to look forward. Harari explores the new quests for humanity—immortality, happiness, and divinity—and the profound ethical challenges posed by AI and biotech. This is the big-picture view of what's coming.

Now that you've seen the distant future with Homo Deus, this book brings it back to the here and now. It tackles the most pressing issues we face today, from AI and political disruption to the nature of truth. It's the practical guide to navigating the present chaos.

Building on the theme of AI from yesterday, this book takes a fascinating approach. It shows how computer science algorithms can help us solve everyday human problems. It's a brilliant way to understand the logic that will increasingly govern our future.

Alongside AI, the other major disruptive force is biotechnology. This book is a sweeping, beautifully written history of the gene. Understanding our genetic code and our ability to rewrite it is absolutely essential for grappling with the future of our species.

As we consider our technological future, we must also confront our ecological future. This book is a sobering but necessary look at the mass extinction event we are causing. It's a powerful reminder that our future depends on the health of the planet.

For our finale, a dose of humility. After a week of trying to predict the future, this book argues that the most important events are fundamentally unpredictable. It's a masterclass in preparing for a future you can't see, which is the wisest strategy of all.