This animated book summary (5:39) walks us through the New York Times bestseller by Israeli writer, historian, and professor Yuval Noah Harari. Recommended as a must-read by the likes of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Barack Obama, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind offers a fascinating, original perspective on the story of human history, exploring fundamental topics like free will, intelligence, and consciousness. Sapiens and follow-up books Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century have earned Harari well-deserved international acclaim. Sapiens has sold over eight million copies since its English publication in 2014 and has been translated into more than 50 languages.