Medical unit was like the wild west and staffers often had easy access to powerful stimulants and sedatives with little oversight. But this isnt the first time the white house has been awash in drugs. Because people have got to know whether or not their president s on crack. Well, im not on crack. Im on percocet. Get in here, pat. I wanna get funky. Mr. Gorbachev, i can see sounds. Read my lips. Im on ketamine. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight. Bar none plus, stephen welcomes rupaul and Yuval Noah Harari. Featuring louis cato and the late show band. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert [cheers and applause] stephen thank you very much. Welcome down here, up there, all around the world to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. [cheering] the big story today is the Supreme Court once again shoving their gavels up the election. Longtime viewers of america will remember that colorado kicked trump off the ballot because of the whole launching a violent coup so he could stay in office, violating the 14th amendments insurrection clause. Well, today, the Supreme Court said trump can stay on all state ballots in a unanimous ruling. [booing] i agree. It is a ruling that i will remind you no one has to follow, because last week, i declared the Supreme Court unconstitutional. So. [cheering] youre getting that right . Fact check me on that one. I did that, right . So states, feel free to kick him off your ballot tell em colbert said it was okay. I got your back. Youre dealing with me now. That was just the constitution. Youre dealing with me now. The justices claim that since different states have different standards for what would qualify as insurrection, conflicting state outcomes would lead to chaos. Yes, the Supreme Court knows you cant just let states decide who goes on their ballots. States are too busy deciding that life begins in the freezer section. Next to the pearl onions. Now. You know. Life. So, anyway, heres scotus basic rationale. The majority says that disqualifying a candidate for insurrection can only occur when Congress Passes legislation. Okay, quick question. If congress does decide to pass that legislation to disqualify a candidate for insurrection, what if he sends his mob to Storm Congress to stop them from passing that legislation . Does that count as insurrection . Or do they have to pass more legislation about that before the next mob shows up . Im just asking, because clearly you guys havent put any thought into any of this stuff okay, you gotta think it through. Okay, theres steps. Im just sayin. Donald trump had how many . Two rallies this weekend. One in virginia and one in North Carolina. But the two speeches had one unifying theme. His brain is broke. Here he is in greensboro talking about how the u. S. Doesnt need to import oil from petrostates. We are a nation that just recently heard that saudi arabia and russia will rebedur. Ahhhh. [laughter] stephen not entirely sure whats going on there, but apparently he cant even say the word russia without climaxing. [cheering] last week, there was a big speech from vladimir puuu. Oh oh oh oh nappy time. The former president continued. Can we be Energy Independent . Can we be energy dominant again . Oh, yes. Oh, yes. And quickly, says President Trump. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. And quickly. [laughter] stephen is he giving a speech or reading a book to toddlers . Oh, yes. Oh, yes, said President Trump with golden hair and a mushy rump. All the words that i can manage because of all of my brain damage. [cheering] oh that wasnt the only time trump struggled with geography. In venezuela, did you just see, maduro, venezuhwhereuh, its unbelievable. Stephen yes, the nation of venezuhwhereuhunbelievable. Located just north of whereaguay, and perwho . Trumps speeches werent all demented word slurry. He also did the completely normal thing of describing a graph that no one can see. Within two years, we were so far above saudi arabia and russia, which were number one and two, you have to see the chart. Theyre like this. And were like, diiiiing, boom stephen oh. I know that one. Diiiiiing, boom. [star wars theme] ding, ding, ding ding, boom. Ding, ding, ding, ding, boom. Ding, ding, ding, whale. [applause] trump also ranted about the Georgia Election fraud case, specifically, prosecutor fani willis. I was indicted by fani in georgia, fani. And her lover, nathan wade. And they hired him for almost a Million Dollars because of his great, great experience. Of course, he didnt have any experience. He had experience in something else. You know that . A lot of experience. Stephen i have a question. Has he had sex . What is this . What is this . Is he honking a horn . Knock, knock whos there . Sex. Sex. Honk, honk. Sign the nda. While talking about fani willis, trump brought up his own personal life. I happen to have a very Good Relationship with a woman called melania. [cheers] stephen no normal person refers to their spouse that way. I now pronounce you husband and a woman called wife. Now, trump wasnt the only one at his rallies who struggled with english. So did his warmup acts. Like the Virginia State senator who tried to kick things off with the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the to the of the United States of america. Stephen [whistles] flag on the play flag to the flag [applause] there are four of the the big stripey things right behind you ya numbnut. Things werent better in North Carolina, when this woman tried to sing the national anthem. Through the perilous fight oer the ahhh we watched stephen through the what . Through the wahwah . What is going on at trumps rallies . At thiint, i think they should check for a gas leak. Even worse, somehow, was one of trumps fellow speakers, North Carolina congresswoman and cockatiel watching you walk toward its cage with a blanket, virginia foxx. Foxx said this. Let me make something crystal clear. I dont have president i have President Trumps back because he has my back. Im with tresident trump because he has your back. Stephen okay. Sounds like a flub, but its not. A tresident is merely a president whos committed treason. [cheering] [musical flourish] at one point, trump mentioned North CarolinaLieutenant Governor mark robinson, robinson is currently running for governor. Among other things, robinson is known for his use of antisemitic tropes, and the prediction that rising acceptance of homosexuality would lead to the end of civilization as we know it. It is true. Compassionate acceptance of people you disagree with destroys civilizations. Weve all seen planet of the apes. You maniacs you let a gay couple register at crate and barrel stephen thank you, chuck. We miss you, chuck. We miss you, chuck. Now, the candidate robinson is black, and at the rally, trump said this about him. I heard him coming in on the plane. I was listening and i said to the people in the plane, watch this. This is Martin Luther king on steroids. Stephen yeah. People dont talk about it, but a lot of the moral leaders of the 20th century were juicing. Mlk had sixpack abs, gandhi could squat 600 pounds, and by the end of her life, Mother Teresa was calcut on steroids. Shes on steroids. Trumps campaign is really trying to appeal to minorities. But that requires being appealing, but instead, Trump Supporters have been creating and sharing aigenerated fake images of black voters to encourage African Americans to vote republican. [booing] like this photo of trump surrounded by black supporters which, obviously, is fake. You can tell because this man is missing half of a finger and this mans hat says Something Like meeaw a schnaa. Then theres this deepfake photo of a black man allegedly canvassing for trump. Looks fairly normal until you realize the guy hes talking to has three arms. Its weird. On the one hand, this is blatantly dangerous. On the other hand, new Technology Makes these kind of fakes easier. On the third hand. Why does he have a third hand . Uh, were learning more about trumps first term in the white house. And spoiler alert, not great. About a month ago, the Defense Department . The Defense Department issued a report about the lax drug controls in the trump white house. One person who worked in the pharmacy described their policies this way. Things were pretty loose. Whatever someone needs, we were going to fill this. Coincidentally, don jr. S Secret Service code name someone. Now, weve found out since then which drugs they were talking about and apparently Trumps White House was awash in speed and xanax. Why xanax . Because theyre all on speed. But why speed . Well, one former staffer explained it this way. I had a lot going on in my life and i wanted some. Perfectly reasonable. It reminds me of that famous slogan. Dare to keep kids off drugs unless they want some. We got a great show for you tonight my guests are rupaul and sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari. But when we come back, meanwhile join us, wont you . Announcer the late show with Stephen Colbert sponsored by sponsored by mcdonalds. Wcdizer 3000. Assemble wcdonalds sauce win the day sfx [game chimes] sfx [monster roars] try new savory chili wcdonalds sauce. Only at wcdonalds. like overpriced concessions. at metro, theres no exploding bills and nada yada yada. Only at metro. Detect this living with hiv, craig learned he can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. Thats why he switched to dovato. Dovato is a complete hiv treatment for some adults. No other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you undetectable than dovato. 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Help stop the frustration and start taking align every day. Align probiotic was specifically designed by gastroenterologists to help relieve your occasional digestive upsets. So you can enjoy life. When you feel the signs, its time to try align. [music playing] yall ready . Ready. You can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball. Or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. Existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year not only will you save hundreds but youll also be joining millions who have connected to americas most reliable 5g network. Sure is a lot safer than becoming a stuntman for money. Get a free line of unlimited intro for a year when you buy one unlimited line. Visit xfinitymobile. Com today to learn more. Stephen hey, everybody welcome back. Give it up for louis cato and the late show band. We have two amazing guests tonight. We have, if you know the book sapiens, we have Yuval Noah Harari is here with his new book unstoppable us. And before that, we have a force of nature in and of hisself. Rupaul will be out here in just a moment. Quite lovely. And special announcement, this is breaking news. The late show will be live this thursday after bidens state of the union. Do join us. [applause] because when were live and i [bleep] up, we cant change it like bleeping the word [bleep] up. Its exciting. If you watch the show, you know i spend most of my time right over there, sourcing the days finest news cotton then weaving the most topical stripe motif into the fluid texture of the fabric on my story loom and handcutting and tailoring it with a provocative femininity and adding a canvas draw string and knit logo to create for you the delicate yet iconic miu miu jacquard ponge boxer shorts that are my monologue. But sometimes, just sometimes, folks, i am spat naked out of a runoff sluice after passing out in a Sewage Treatment plant, then stumble through a derelict construction site where i rip the tarp off a cement mixer and yank a discarded kite string out of the teeth of an abandoned snowblower so i can gird my loins with the scrapheap banana hammock of news that is my segment. Meanwhile [cheers and applause] stephen right there. That is palliative care. Meanwhile, in nashville, a christian nightclub has opened where theres no twerking, no drinking, and no smoking. But they do demand you dress well. As the organizers put it, when you pull up, we expect to see you in your holiest drip. Oh, i gotta hit this place up. As a catholic, we know how to arrive in the holiest of drips. Okay . The bishop of rizz the servant of god being served and [bleep] im just saying. The pope is fully snatched. Meanwhile. Meanwhile, in breaking cookie news, oreo will debut two new flavors inspired by mud pie and tiramisu. Why . Why . Oreos dont need new flavors. Theyre already the perfect combination of chocolate and shame. Meawhile, dune 2 star and friend of the show Rebecca Ferguson has internet sleuths abuzz. You see, on a recent podcast, she alluded to an old colleague, saying, i did a film with an absolute idiot of a costar, and this human being was being so insecure and angry that i got screamed at, and i would cry walking off set. Which caused the internet to explode with speculation about who that costar could be. But you know rebecca and i are besties, and im in the biz, so i already now. Kind of an open secret that this person is a moody, unstable jackwad. Of course im talking about Rebecca Fergusons costar from men in black international. Pawny the tiny alien warrior. Apologize, you bastard i swear to god, i will shove you up a horse, you little suppository [laughter] what am i doing here . What was i talking about . Anyway. Meanwhile, in massive red flag news, a tech worker wore apples creepy vision pro headset during his wedding photo, much to his wifes dismay. I assume he got them so he can experience an artificial reality where hes still married. Meanwhile. Meanwhile. For one day only here in new york, Rockefeller Plaza will be renamed Olivia Benson plaza in honor of the 25th anniversary of the show law order svu. [applause] 100 . 100 . Its the biggest tv character takeover of a new york landmark since the 80s renaming of the alfpire state building. Meanwhile, news from the world of baseball, where the Philadelphia Phillies are scrapping their 1 hot dog nights following unruly fan behavior after the field was sullied because fans began chucking their meat during a game. Hey, come on. You cant blame anyone for chucking their meat when the philly phanatic keeps flaunting all that junk in the trunk. [laughter] meanwhile, the diner booth from the final season of sopranos is up for auction on ebay. Now, people are making a lot of easy jokes about this, but theres a lot to unpack here, and some may have strong opinions because theyre so emotionally invested. But i believe [cheering] meanwhile, in mexican volcano news, mexicos popocatepetl volcano and i trust im mispronouncing that correctly erupted 13 times in one day and mexicos National DisasterPrevention Center urged people not to try to climb it. Well, yeah. Do you eally need to tell people not to climb the active volcano that erupted 13 times today . Do you also need signs warning people do not stick penis into beehive. Well be right back with rupaul im a bird stuck in larry birds attic. And im goin cuckoo. What the heck. What you got larry . May the best bird win. Brick. You may be a legend on the court but youre an amateur up here. Heads up lar. So get allstate. Save money and be protected from mayhem. Like me. 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Both cash reward . And theres a cash bonus when you open a new Checking Account to get you started. Wow. Anything you cant do . mugs. Bmo mr. Box . I had this idea. Is it giving people lots of great food for 6 dollars, and letting them choose between two delicious sandwiches . Great idea, devon. Run with it that went well. And you run and get my 6 jack pack. Welcome to jack in the box stephen hey, everybody welcome back. Ladies and gentlemen, my first guest is a 14time emmy award winner, a pop culture icon, and the queen of drag. Please welcome back to the late show, rupaul [cheers and applause] rupaul i love it. I love it. I wish we could just dance. I love to laugh and i love to dance. Stephen sure. Rupaul youre a good dancer. Stephen thats very kind of you to say. Rupaul no, you are stephen i do enjoy myself. I was second best allaround dancer at my cotillion in middle school. Rupaul youre kidding. Stephen not kidding. Rupaul i won best dancer in the ninth grade and best afro when i used to have hair but i have plenty of afros at the house. Stephen if i want to drop by . Rupaul yes yes. Stephen you just recently picked up your 14th emmy. There you are. There you are. [cheering] rupaul thank you, thank you. Stephen okay, 14. Is it old hat at this point . How do you celebrate . Rupaul well, no, its not old hat. I get to work with my friends. I met these guys in the east village. Here in new york in 1985 and i still work with them today. And we get to have so much fun. We celebrate by going right back to work and making more television. [laughs] stephen that is the great thing. About doing shows, getting to do more shows. Rupaul thats right. Stephen asking whats the best thing about being famous and i said work. It allows you to work more. Rupaul in this business, you just dont know. And ive been out of work before so if someone wants to hand me a microphone. Stephen youve been out of work . Rupaul ive been out of work before. Many several times. Stephen rupaul, i dont know if you ever heard this, but you better work. [laughter] listen. You have just written a new book right here. Its called the house of hidden meanings. Its out tomorrow. That sounds a little mysterious. What is this house . What is it hiding and what is it meaning . Rupaul [laughs] well, listen. Ive always loved mysteries. Ive always loved what lies beneath and i have always as a kid, i remember thinking the emperor is not wearing any clothes. Remember that. The emperors not wearing any clothes. And then on top of that, theres so many more secrets and mysteries of life. This is the mystery of my own life. I get to recall all of the adventures ive had, and i wrote them all down for everybody to read. Stephen you tackle a lot of difficult things in this book. Your parents divorced, struggling to find work, hardships in love. Your Journey Towards sobriety. Was that difficult to approach . Gratifying . Or both . Rupaul its all of the above. Its scary, because you know, listen. Im an extrovert. Im an introvert masquerading as an extrovert. Stephen go back one more time. Rupaul say what again . Stephen youre an introvert masquerading as an extrovert. Rupaul so the idea of really revealing myself, i have learned how to be out on stage and do all the thing but my real, real self i lay out in this book. Stephen have you ever heard the phrase, if you want a man to reveal himself, give him a mask . The mask allows you to reveal yourself. Rupaul thats right. Thats so true. The first time a straight guy gets into drag, you get to see exactly who this dude is. I swear. Because a lot of times, you know, you give a straight dude some drag. You dont know if theyre going to be a coy lady or if theyre going to be a slut. I mean, i have seen you in drag. Youre the slut. Yes. [laughter] stephen youve got to have some fun. Youve got to have some fun. Rupaul give someone a mask and you get to see who they really are. Stephen i love that your earliest performances were for an audience of one, your mom. Rupaul yeah. Stephen who you were entertaining in your living room, making her laugh. So thats where all this started . Rupaul thats where all this started. In fact, even when i come out on this stage, i think of her and if im on any stage, i think of my mothers living room and i think ru, dont be nervous. Go out. This is mamas living room. Youre going to be fine. Shes going to love whatever you do. Just go out there and be yourself. Stephen well, this this audience of one that you first started with. Still in your mind. Tell me about your mother. Rupaul my mother was a worldweary person. She was not very happy. Shes been gone for over 30 years now. But i felt it was my job to lift her up and to share my joy with her. So i did that, and you know, it worked. It worked for a while but she was very worldweary. Listen, this is my theory. A lot of people are depressed today and i say to them, you know what . Depression is the right reaction to whats happening in the world. But you can create joy in your life. Now, its hard work. But create the joy in your life. If youre depressed, thats the right reaction. Lawanda page used to say you was crazy as hell when they brought you here, but youre in your right damn mind now lawanda page. Lawanda page. You know lawanda page . She was aunt esther on sanford and son. She was on my first record. I did a record 30 years ago. She was on that record. I called her up. My mother loved aunt esther. And flip wilson. Flip wilson is now showing on amazon prime right now. Im watching all the geraldines. Stephen ow killa oh rupaul dont touch me stephen you dont know me like that nobody knows me oh i love. I would do geraldine in my living room. Honest to god. Flip was the best. Rupaul the best. Find the joy in your life. Thats your lifes work. Stephen and make joy for other people. Rupaul sure. Stephen if youre depressed, try cheering up somebody else. Youll feel better. Rupaul the secret of happiness is being in service to other people. Can i get an amen up in here . [cheers and applause] stephen you have a lot of great phrases. You better work. How do you love somebody else if you dont love yourself . Im paraphrasing. Did you get any of these from your mom . Rupaul my mother collected sayings. One of my favorite from her, she used to say i dont lend. I dont borrow. I dont visit. She had another one that i still i think i know what it means but she said blind tom said sight beat the world and we shall see. Lets dissect. Blind tom said sight beat the world and we shall see. I think it means that if blind tom was optimistic enough that one day we will all see then we have to look forward to come on. Help me, somebody. Stephen for the scales to fall from our eyes. To see not through a glass darkly but clearly, to be known as surely as we know. Rupaul amen. Amen, thats it right there. Stephen we are going to take a quick break but dont go anywhere. Well be right back with more rupaul, yall. Detect this living with hiv, robert learned he can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. Thats why he switched to dovato. Dovato is a complete hiv treatment for some adults. No other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you undetectable than dovato. Detect this marnina learned that most hiv pills contain 3 or 4 medicines. Dovato is as effective with just 2. If you have hepatitis b, dont stop dovato without talking to your doctor. Dont take dovato if youre allergic to its ingredients or taking dofetilide. This can cause serious or lifethreatening side effects. If you have a rash or allergic reaction symptoms, stop dovato and get medical help right away. Serious or lifethreatening lactic acid buildup and liver problems can occur. 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Because everybodys just hustling and scrambling and tries to keep going while theyre trying to figure out what their voice is and with their play is in this great game that we all do. You drove cars. What does that mean . Rupaul my brotherinlaw had flipped these european cars and i would drive them from atlanta to san diego, actually all over the United States. Stephen its a long drive. Rupaul its a long drive. I did this for six years. I drove crosscountry in the United States abot 50 times. Stephen what years of your life . Rupaul this was from the time i got my license the day i turned 16 to 21 years old. Stephen you are hauling back and forth across the United States at that age in some strange car youve never driven before. Rupaul yeah, no. But i can drive anything. I was just driving this bus the other day. Its true. Stephen i love this. I love this. Tell us about the rainbow book bus. Rupaul yeah. [laughs] allstora is a bookstore im involved with thats bringing books to people who need to read them and in areas where they banned books. I have said this before. I wasnt the first to say it but knowledge is power. Knowledge is power. Its true. I didnt come up with that. Just the truth. And if somebody is trying to take away your power, they are trying to render you powerless. So read a book. Read a book. Get some knowledge. Stephen where is this going to be on the road . Rupaul its going to be on the road across america. I wont be driving the bus but im going to meet it in atlanta. Im on this book tour doing this stuff. But i have driven every kind of car you can imagine. Stephen you have a favorite . Back in the day. Rupaul because of the tv Show Mission Impossible i love a 68 mercedes 280sl is my favorite. But i have a lot of cars myself because i love cars. But i want a 70s corvette. What is your dream car . Do you like cars . Stephen i mean, im not crazy about cars but as a kid i really wanted a firebird. Rupaul ooh, like smokey and the bandit . Stephen i wanted to be burt reynolds. I wanted a smokey and the bandit firebird or i would really like an old grand wagoneer from the 70s with the fake wood panels on the side and probably just a dashboard that would go right through your skull. Such a dangerous thing. I have driven one of those before. Some friends out in the country and i go i have to have this car. Every time im about to buy one, evies like, do you really want that car . Youre going to want it to work and its not going to work. This covers up until your early 40s, right . The first 40 years of your life. When can we expect volume two . Rupaul thats a good question. This took three years for me to do so maybe another four years. Stephen ru, thank you so much for being here. Rupaul i love you. Stephen i love you too. Thank you. The house of hidden meanings is out tomorrow. 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As i was saying backstage, i feel like i had interviewed you before because i have read sapiens. I have seen you being interviewed. It feels like we know each other. But Everybody Knows this book. This is sapiens, one of the most successful nonficion books of all time. [applause] and it tackled the sort of niche subject, this niche subject which is the entire history of humankind. I am just curious how you describe your field of study since what you study is everything. Yuval noah well, im a historian. But i understand history not as the study of the past. Rather its the study of change, of how things change and what makes it relevant to the present and future. Stephen you recently turned your focus from the past to the future, what we are talking about now, specifically the impact of technology. And it feels like things are changing incredibly fast. Like this generation is undergoing a more rapid change of their technological environment than ever before. Is it really . Or does every generation feel that way . People are going, why arent we carving in stone anymore . These kids with their papyrus. Why are they doing that . Is it real that we are going through some accelerated change . Yuval noah every generation thinks like that but this time its real. Its the first time in Human History that nobody has any idea how the world would look like in 20 years. Now of course politically it was always impossible to predict the future. If you lived in the middle ages, you dont know maybe next year the vikings invade. The mongols invade. Theres an epidemic. You cant predict that. The basic stuff of human life, like, the basic skills. Stephen we are all going to be herding sheep in 20 years no matter whos in charge. Yuval noah youre going to need to teach your kids how to plant rice and wheat, how to ride a horse, how to shoot a bull. This will still be relevant in 20 years. Today nobody has any idea what to teach young people that will still be relevant in 20 years. Stephen do we need to teach our young people anything now that ai is here . Yuval noah how to deal with it. Stephen how to deal with it, okay. Ai is of course one of the latest things that weve been anticipating for a long time but now in some i actually think so far very minor ways, ai is showing up. Yuval noah its still a baby ai. We havent seen anything yet. Stephen okay. A lot of people are worried. Im not that worried about ai. It doesnt get my blood going to get worried about ai. I think of some positive aspects of it. I have seen how humans have handled history. And not great. So im ready for the big machines that make Big Decisions programmed by fellows with compassion and vision. Im ready for the machines to tell us what to do. Are you . Yuval noah not really. Its extremely dangerous. Stephen why is it so dangerous . Yuval noah to give up power to something we dont understand. Stephen they are just extensions of us. Yuval noah no, theyre not. Stephen yes, they are. We made them. They are us. Yuval noah we made them but now they become potentially independent of us. The one thing to know about ai, the most important thing to know about ai, its the First Technology in history that can make decisions by itself and can create new ideas by itself. People compare it to the Printing Press, the atom bomb. No, its completely different. Stephen any proof that ai has come up with a new idea . Yuval noah absolutely. All the time. Stephen what . Give me one. Yuval noah for instance, deciding what to show us on social media. Stephen thats not a new idea. Its making decisions. Yuval noah yes. Two things. Making decisions and new ideas. If you think about ideas and you take for example the game of go. Stephen what is go . Im sorry. Yuval noah a much more complicated version of chess. In east asia, its one of the oldest games we know. 3,000 years of tradition in east asia. Entire schools of thought. Ai comes and within a few years plays like no human ever imagined that its possible to pay. This can happen in more and more fields. And we have never encountered anything like that before. Because every previous information technology, its simply copied and disseminated our ideas. The Printing Press just produced more books. Television just broadcast our thoughts. Here we have something that can create entirely new ideas which are not even bound by the limits of our imagination. Our imagination is the product of organic biochemistry. Ai is not limited by that. Stephen all right, so you have a new book now. Its called unstoppable us why the world isnt fair. Ill bite. Why isnt the world fair . Is this a message . This is for young people . Yuval noah yeah, its for kids age 8 to 12. Stephen hey, kids [laughter] the world isnt fair. Yuval noah they know the one of the first things that kids everywhere say it isnt fair. Its not something that adults only say. And in the end, from a historical perspective, its the stories that we believe. But if you look at the major conflicts and injustices in the world, its ultimately about the stories we believe. We are a storytelling animal. Some people think that human conflict, that humans fight over the same reasons that other animals fight. Over territory, over food. This is rarely the case. If i think for instance about the terrible conflict in my region of the world between israelis and palestinians, its not really about territory or food. There is enough land to build houses and hospitals and schools for everyone. There is enough food to feed everybody. People fight over the imaginary stories in their mind. Who is gods favorite children . Who god gave jerusalem or these holy stones too. This is what most conflicts in the world are about. Which is also good news because if conflicts are about objective things, the only way to end them is with violence. But if conflicts are about the stories we believe, there is a chance at least in some cases to just talk about it and perhaps change the story. And find a common story that we can both be happy with. [applause] stephen his new book unstoppable us volume two is available now. Yuval noah harari, everybody. Well be right back. Stephen good night