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Big History
Big History is academic discipline (begun in the 1990's) which examines history from the Big Bang to the present. It examines extremely long time frames using a multidisciplinary approach combining numerous disciplines from science (physics, chemistry, biology, physiology, archaeology, forensics) and the humanities, and explores history and the universe from the context of this bigger perspective.
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If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Humanity is about two hundred thousand years old. But the Earth will remain habitable for hundreds of millions more—enough time for millions of future generations; enough to end disease, poverty and injustice forever; enough to create heights of flourishing unimaginable today. And if we could learn to reach out further into the cosmos, we could have more time yet: trillions of years, to explore billions of worlds. Such a lifespan places humanity
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― The Precipice
― The Precipice
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all societies have certain needs or desires and they meet these needs by utilizing the resources in their environments. The ability to utilize those resources changes as their knowledge of their environment changes. In particular they develop knowledge of the properties of the resources in their environment and how the resources in their environment can be used to meet human needs and desires. Human knowledge of the resources is dynamic; it changes over time. Greater knowledge of the properties
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― How Change Happens: A Theory of Philosophy of History, Social Change and Cultural Evolution
― How Change Happens: A Theory of Philosophy of History, Social Change and Cultural Evolution
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