Sapiens
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Sapiens

by Yuval Noah Harari

“Sapiens” moves from deep evolutionary beginnings through cultural myths and shared fictions toward an uncertain future—so this playlist alternates between wide, process-like instrumentals and lyric-driven tracks that echo storytelling, cooperation, and existential change. The arc is kept varied: calm scientific reflection, restless expansion, and finally sober momentum as humanity’s next chapters unfold.

20 tracks
balanced
Aug 30, 2026
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Track List

20 songs
1
Maximum-Minimum-Modern

Piano Phase

Steve Reich · Maximum-Minimum-Modern

2
Filmmusik - Berliner Philharmoniker

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber · Filmmusik - Berliner Philharmoniker

3
Cannes Vibes

Love On A Real Train - From 'Risky Business' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Remastered 2020

Tangerine Dream · Cannes Vibes

4
SOUL TO SOUL

Moya

Afro House Galaxy · SOUL TO SOUL

5
127 Hours

Festival

Sigur Rós · 127 Hours

6
pov: you have good music taste

The Big Ship - 2004 Remaster

Brian Eno · pov: you have good music taste

7
Dancing With Your Ghost

Dancing With Your Ghost

Sasha Alex Sloan · Dancing With Your Ghost

8
January

Vignette

Marcin Wasilewski Trio · January

9
Stay Alive (From The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty)

Stay Alive - From "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Soundtrack

José González · Stay Alive (From The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty)

10
The Story Of Us

The Story Of Us

Adrián Úlfur · The Story Of Us

11
People Watching

Something Heavy

Sam Fender · People Watching

12
TikTok Songs

Dreams

Fleetwood Mac · TikTok Songs

13
Michael Jackson - Karaoke Hits

Human Nature

Michael Jackson, Base Karaoke + Choirs · Michael Jackson - Karaoke Hits

14
Bloom

Myth

Beach House · Bloom

15
Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

The Universal

Blur · Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur

16
Lullaby Versions of The White Stripes

We're Going to Be Friends

Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star · Lullaby Versions of The White Stripes

17
KuschelKlassik, Vol. 19

I See Fire

Ed Sheeran · KuschelKlassik, Vol. 19

18
Hot Fuss

All These Things That I've Done

The Killers · Hot Fuss

19
Clean Teen

You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)

Taylor Swift · Clean Teen

20
Too Many Monsters in My Closet

Champagne for the Ghosts

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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