Sapiens: A Graphic History #1
"Rebels of the Savannah" kicks off Sapiens: A Graphic History #1 with a vivid exploration of what made Homo sapiens uniquely capable of global cooperation—through belief in shared fictions. Written by Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen, and Adriana Hunter, and brought to life by Daniel Casanave’s expressive art and Claire Champion’s evocative colors, the issue examines how concepts like money, nations, and religion allowed our species to unite in ways no other hominid could. The cover, also by Casanave, captures the intensity of this intellectual journey.
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Harari and Zoe talk to Professors Dunbar and Saraswati about the ability of sapiens to believe in shared fictions, such as intangible concepts like community, money, nation-states, religion, economics, limited liability corporations, etc. The ability to believe in these intangible concepts is likely, in the opinion of Harari and his associates, to have given sapiens the edge over other species of humans, allowing them to cooperate in larger groups that any other hominid.
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