Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

What is the main difference between knowing and understanding? And why does the modern education system focus on one and not the other? One reason is the lack of cohesion between subject areas and an inability to develop courses in a manner more similar to a traditional “Renaissance Education”, in which students received a more rounded education. Today, schools teach Mathematics, Science, History and Literature as if they are not connected and do not rely on one another, which makes it more challenging for students to understand, grasp concepts and take the NEXT crucial step in innovating new ideas. Yuval Harari, the renowned author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, does just the opposite and combines a variety of fields in order to help readers understand how humans began and how they got to today. By making connections through Science, Humanities, Economics, Psychology, Politics, Sociology, and other areas, the reader is able to understand the world from a macro view by looking at it from a micro perspective. In this class, students will uncover crucial moments in evolution of humanity and the development of civilization, by developing their philosophy and critical thinking, as well as building a fundamental understanding of Human History, major Scientific discoveries, and much, much more.