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Seventy thousand years ago, our human ancestors were insignificant animals, just minding their own business in a corner of Africa with all the other animals. But now, few would disagree that humans dominate planet Earth; we’ve spread to every continent, and our actions determine the fate of other animals (and possibly Earth itself). How did we get from there to here? Historian Yuval Noah Harari suggests a surprising reason for the rise of humanity.

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We’ve all been in this situation at least once: there’s this passenger on a bus who chooses to talk to us about their life and problems. It could also be a person we’re queuing next to, or a stranger on a park bench. It doesn’t really matter who this is and where this happens. What does matter is why this happens and what we can do in such situations!

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Is it true that the longer you sleep, the more tired you may be? Let’s check this out!

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