# What explains the rise of humans?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobalLondon
- Speaker: Yuval Noah Harari
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_what_explains_the_rise_of_humans)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Seventy 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.

## Lectures

1. [What explains the rise of humans?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/yuval_noah_harari_what_explains_the_rise_of_humans/7a784779eec1), 17 min (TED's player)