All the lectures of Big History in one document. I included as much original pictures in the doc as possible. ( there are one or two pictures that overlap, but those don't influence the information.
Big History
Lecture 1
Introduction to Big History
The 8 thresholds in big history
1. The Big Bang
2. The stars light up
3. New chemical elements
4. Earth & the solar system
5. Life
6. Collective learning
7. Agriculture
8. The modern revolution
What is big history?
- It’s the history of everything
- It examines long time-frames, combining numerous disciplines from science and the humanities
- It tells the story of the universe, starting from the big bang.
Guiding principles of big history
2nd law of thermodynamics
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