Yuval Harari interviewed on TVO.

Yuval Harari interviewed on TVO.org presents some of the salient points of his highly thought provoking and entertaining "Sapiens: A History of Humankind" book.
Quoted from the video clip:
On the future of our species over the next couple of centuries "I think we are heading into upgrading Homo Sapiens into Gods" "[...] the future of [Homo Sapiens] life belong to intelligent design"
https://youtu.be/JpCai-84xYs

"Humankind ascended to the top so quickly that the ecosystem was not given time to adjust.

"Humankind ascended to the top so quickly that the ecosystem was not given time to adjust. Moreover, humans themselves failed to adjust."

I love this book, it addresses so many of my favorite topics: history, evolution, sociology, biology, myths, religions, etc.

"Most top predators of the planet are majestic creatures. Millions of years of dominion have filled them with self-confidence. Sapiens by contrast is more like a banana-republic dictator."

Yep, mother Nature has lost the control over the power that our brain gives us. We're now hurting her.

"Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous. Many historical calamities, from deadly wars to ecological catastrophes, have resulted from this over-hasty jump."

I have it as audio-book as well and it was playing while jogging, turned me into a silly smiling jogger. 

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval_Harari
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23692271-sapiens