George Osborne and Yuval Noah Harari meet in late October (before the US election) at Osborne’s office in Portcullis House, both 300 yards and a million miles away from his old digs at 11 Downing Street. Yuval Noah Harari For me, it was a very attractive suggestion, because I know what scholars and academics are thinking, but it’s very hard to know what politicians are thinking. There was that immediate economic concern, and then the broader interest of what it’s going to mean for certain professions. But you can’t ever admit that, you know, the person went on the radio and just said the wrong thing. But the last thing you want to do is admit you got something wrong, because that’s the only story you’re going to hear.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 08:01 UTC