Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
What's it about
Ever wonder how everything, from the Big Bang to your smartphone, is connected? Uncover the single, epic narrative of our universe in just 15 minutes. This is the ultimate shortcut to understanding your place in the grand timeline of existence, from the first stars to the rise of human civilization. You'll journey through eight critical thresholds of increasing complexity, revealing how tiny shifts led to monumental changes. Discover how stars forged the elements for life, how life evolved on Earth, and how our collective learning sets us apart. This is more than a history lesson; it's the complete origin story of you.
Meet the author
David Christian is a distinguished historian at Macquarie University and co-founder of the Big History Project, an educational initiative backed by Bill Gates. His pioneering work in "Big History" emerged from a desire to create a universal origin story for his students, one that connects disciplines from cosmology and physics to biology and human history. This unique, wide-angle approach to the past provides the grand, unified narrative that forms the foundation of his groundbreaking book.
What's it about
Ever wonder how everything, from the Big Bang to your smartphone, is connected? Uncover the single, epic narrative of our universe in just 15 minutes. This is the ultimate shortcut to understanding your place in the grand timeline of existence, from the first stars to the rise of human civilization. You'll journey through eight critical thresholds of increasing complexity, revealing how tiny shifts led to monumental changes. Discover how stars forged the elements for life, how life evolved on Earth, and how our collective learning sets us apart. This is more than a history lesson; it's the complete origin story of you.
Meet the author
David Christian is a distinguished historian at Macquarie University and co-founder of the Big History Project, an educational initiative backed by Bill Gates. His pioneering work in "Big History" emerged from a desire to create a universal origin story for his students, one that connects disciplines from cosmology and physics to biology and human history. This unique, wide-angle approach to the past provides the grand, unified narrative that forms the foundation of his groundbreaking book.
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