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\nSeventy thousand years ago, our human ancestors were insignificant animals, just minding their own business in a corner of Africa with all the other animals. But now, few would disagree that humans dominate planet Earth; we've spread to...\nSeventy thousand years ago, our human ancestors were insignificant animals, just minding their own business in a corner of Africa with all the other animals. But now, few would disagree that humans dominate planet Earth; we've spread to every continent, and our actions determine the fate of other animals (and possibly Earth itself). How did we get from there to here? Historian Yuval Noah Harari suggests a surprising reason for the rise of humanity.\n
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17:08
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12th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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2015
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English
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evolution, storytelling, large numbers, concentration camps, homo sapiens, human rights, stories
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humanity, master storytellers, human origins, history, describe reality, religious field, green piece, dollar bill, worthless piece, fictional reality, industrial revolution, objective reality, individual level, fictional entities, massive class, fictional stories, useless people, cooperate flexibly, humans control, class, human, flexibly, control, question, chaos, story, heaven, states
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