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Big data is reshaping humanity, says Yuval Noah Harari

Uneven and easy to mock, his new book contains provocative and profound ideas

21 Lessons for the 21st Century. By Yuval Noah Harari.Spiegel & Grau; 372 pages; $28. Jonathan Cape; £18.99.

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