It is now more than a decade since you wrote sapiens. It was a worldwide hit, and in essence, it was a very sort of positive explanation of how we humans have come to sort of dominate this planet. It was about our ability to cooperate, to tell shared stories, to give ourselves common purpose. I just wonder whether, in the last decade, youve lost some of that optimism. I think our shared stories and our ability to cooperate, both as a species, but also on the national level, is collapsing in more and more places. I see it now in my home country of israel, which is really on the verge, maybe, of a constitutional crisis or even a civil war. Maybe what we need to understand, specifically, about democracies is that democracy, in essence, is a conversation. You know, dictatorship, there is one person dictates everything. Democracy is trying to reach some agreement through conversation, and conversation is not always possible. For most of history, large scale conversation was just technically
Hello and welcome to this special tribeca Film Festival edition of Talking Movies. In todays programme, with sections on gaming, television and Virtual Reality, is tribeca moving away from just being a Film Festival . We will always be about film, there is no question. That is in our dna. It was a festival in which the wonders of Virtual Reality were fully on display. If you sit in a Movie Theatre and the character turns and looks at the camera, they call at breaking the fourth wall. But in vr there are no walls. Plus, tribeca had movies from around the world. A drama set in china, and the story of womens emancipation in switzerland in the 1970s. Bexley had these arguments in the 1970s. They were, like, if women do politics it is apocalypse. Then there were tribecas political films, apocalypse. Then there were tribecas politicalfilms, the politically charged confusing times. We are living in a surreal time, i just dont know what to make of it. And a feature on people for whom the envir
For 30 hours before being rescued at sea is recovering in hospital in belfast. The family of guy hedger, who was shot by intruders at his home in dorset, have paid tribute to him athletes like Paula Radcliffe could lose their World Records under proposals to rewrite the record books in an effort to improve credibility over doping. Ode to a nightingale. How singers are trying to save the endangered songbird. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, World Snooker champion mark selby admits he is at the peak of his powers as he becomes only the fourth modern player to retain his title at the crucible. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has defended his Shadow Home Secretary after she appeared confused over the cost of the partys plans to put an 10,000 extra Police Officers on the streets. Mr corbyn insisted he wasnt embarrassed in the slightest by Diane Abbotts difficulties with the numbers for what is one of his flagship election policies. The
Ten years to the day since madeleine disappeared, we hearfrom a local resident about what she saw that evening. The student who faces jail after leaving a home made bomb packed with Ball Bearings on the tube. The hidden camera that makes this bionic hand more versatile than any before it. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour in bbc news, theres much better news for Manchester United on the injury front as they prepare for their Europa League semifinal. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The Prime Minister has made an unparalleled attack on eu politicians and officials, accusing them of trying to influence the result of the general election. Just minutes after shed had an audience with the queen at buckingham palace, theresa may said the eus position on brexit had hardened. Her comments came after the European Unions chief negotiator, michel barnier, warned that it was an illusion to think the Brexit Process could be painless. Labour has accused mrs may of using brexit
Of birds underneath the 840 motorway in buckinghamshire. Fifa has announced it is investigating paul pogbas £89 million transfer from juventus to Manchester United last summer. Good morning. Its wednesday, 10th may. Im joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. We start with Breaking News that the Crown Prosecution Service has said no concept of politicians or official would be charged with breaking rules on Election Campaign spending in 2015. The cbs have been considering file sent by the police for nearly 30 constituencies. The party has insisted administrative errors were to blame for any spending which was incorrectly declared. We have a statement through from the head of special crime at the Crown Prosecution Service. It says, we are files of evidence from 14 Police Forces in respect of allegations relating to conservative Party Candidate expenditure during the 2015th general Election Campaign. We considered whether candidates and election agents working in constituencies that