In today's episode, Kaustubh and Anirudh invite Aditya Lele to talk about one of the most powerful books he had read - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
About Sapiens: Sapiens – helps answer a few intriguing questions:
Why did Homo sapiens turn into an ecological serial killer?
Why is money the only thing everyone trusts?
Why are most societies male-dominated, while women have superior social skills?
Why is it that people who are so skillful at acquiring power fail to convert this power into happiness?
Is science the religion of the future?
Is the time for human beings long overdue?
100,000 years ago there were at least six different human species on Earth. Today there are only Homo Sapiens. What happened to the others and what will happen to us?
Most studies take either a historical or a biological approach to the human journey, but Harari breaks with tradition in this book, which begins with the Cognitive Revolution 70,000 years ago. Exploring topics ranging from the role of humans in the global ecosystem to the rise of empires and the modern world, Sapiens combines history and science to reconsider accepted narratives. (Courtesy: Goodreads)
Our guest speaker, Aditya Lele, is based in Germany and is a successful Technology Professional with 10+ years of Industry experience. He is the co-founder of Scarab-Bi.de – a Product which is used by our clients for online price tracking. He is also a Consulting Business Analyst for Deutsche Börse. He is an active member of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (https://hssgermany.org/) and dedicates his free time to help the Indian community based in Europe.
Aditya has recently picked up reading and was fascinated by Sapiens. In our conversation, he was fascinated as how as Homo Sapiens species come together as a community and without any inhibitions rely on “strangers”.
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Aditya Lele:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-lele-01a8a625/
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Link to Sapiens on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens
Link to Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Yuval-Noah-Harari-audiobook/dp/B0741F3M7C/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sapiens&qid=1685711040&sprefix=sapiens%2Caps%2C269&sr=8-1