In a year of loss, and breakthroughs, Yuval Noah Harari's playbook to understanding humanity

Yuval Noah Harari rang in 2021 in what may be an unusual way for us, but not for the Israeli historian. The professor of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was in meditation for two months, as part of an annual practice that he says helps him disconnect, not just from the world, but also his own thoughts. Meditation, the bestselling author says, can return, in some measure, a little more balance to public conversation. Discussing the