Yuval Noah Harari
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Coronavirus: Countries need to 'help each other' as death rate increases - BBC Newsnight
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Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari and historian of disease Rebecca Rideal discuss how the world could be shaped by the coronavirus. Subscribe to our channel here
Historical diseases like the Black Death and Spanish Flu had enormous impacts on the world, transforming society in myriad ways still being felt to this day.
The coronavirus outbreak, while nowhere near the severity of those diseases, has posed its own challenge to governments, and has come at a time of globalisation and a hyper-connected world.
How might the coronavirus impact our society?
Kirsty Wark speaks to broadcaster and historian of disease Rebecca Rideal about the lessons we can learn from historical diseases.
Historian Professor Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, discusses what the impact of Covid-19 could be.
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