The first edition of Big History: Between Nothing and Everything, is written by the pioneers of the field, and presents a framework for learning about anything and everything. It encourages students to think critically about our cumulative history and the future of the world through a variety of lenses.
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CYNTHIA STOKES BROWN (PhD, Johns Hopkins University) spentmost of her career directing the secondary teaching credential program at Dominican University of California.She taught selected courses in the history department and wrote books about civil rights history and teachers, Brown's book Big History: From the Big Bang tothe Present was published in 2007. Since then her interests have been consulting with the big history program at Dominican, serving on the board of the International Big History Association since its inception, and writing big history essays for high school students through the Big History Project funded by Bill Gates.
CRAIG BENJAMIN (PhD, Macquarie University) is an associate professor of history in the Meijer Honors College atGrand Valley State University in Michigan. Like both his co-authors, Benjamin is a frequent presenter of lectures at conferences worldwide, and the author of numerous publications including books, chapters, and essays on ancient Central Asian history, big history, and world history. In addition, Benjamin has recorded lectures for the History Channel, The Teaching Company, and the Big History Project. He is currently a member of both the Advanced Placement and SAT World History Test Development Committees, vice president (president elect) of the World History Association, and has been treasurer of the International Big History Association since its inception in January 2011.
Michael Shermer is a science writer and publisher of Skeptic magazine.
Are you interested in time, the near & far future, transhumanism, interstellar migrations, the fate of our species & the end of time? Listen to my conversation with "Big History" historian David Christian. Unbelieving interesting subject of his new book: https://www.skeptic.com/michael-shermer-show/david-christian-on-time-far-future-transhumanism-interstellar-migrations-fate-of-our-species/
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Watch episode 76, with Dr. David Christian: Big History, and the Unity of Knowledge. #History #Anthropology #Science Link: https://t.co/Cnva5CnYva
Writer & editor: BBC Future | Author: The Long View - Why We Need To Transform How The World Sees Time (Wildfire, 2023) | Substack: The Long View: A Field Guide
Somewhat related is the term Big History, popularised by the researcher David Christian. This is an academic discipline that aims to incorporate the 14-billion-year history of the Universe into the study of the past.