Exploring Big History requires that we systematically collect and analyze information about the past from an evolutionary and global perspective.
ThinkBIG: BIG History
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Big science, big history, big story. This one-of-a-kind film was written by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker.
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Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes.
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Mahyad Tousi is a creative producer, cinematographer, and self-proclaimed story junkie and his resume ranges from Hollywood blockbusters to documentaries. His company, BoomGen Studios, is a storytelling factory that sits at the intersection of interactive media, entertainment, and education. In the following video, Mayhad discusses "The Future of History" at TEDxLondonBusinessSchool 2013.
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The history of the Universe from the Big Bang to its possible ends en Español from a conference in Bilbao on the 25th of May.
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ASAP Science is an organization commited to helping you understand science in your own life. Their weekly videos cover "all sorts of quirky and mind blowing science." Here, they have created a highly entertaining song and cartoon to guide you through the periodic table.
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littleBIG History is an interactive timeline that lets you explore world history on an unprecedented scale - from the first miliseconds after big bang to the present and beyond. It places humanity in the large context of cosmos, earth and evolution of life.
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It’s Okay To Be Smart is a blog and a YouTube show about science. But it’s probably not about science the way you’re used to it.
From the blogger and host, Joe Hanson, Ph.D:
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In this game of thrones, mathematics certainly makes a stronger claim today to royalty than does theology or philosophy. Some regard mathematics as the rightful queen who unites all the scientific disciplines under her rules.
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SDO’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly captures a shot of the sun every 12 seconds in 10 different wavelengths. The images shown here are based on a wavelength of 171 angstroms, which is in the extreme ultraviolet range and shows solar material at around 600,000 kelvins (about 1.08 million F).