Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

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David Christian, the creator of Big History, presents the epic narrative of the universe and humanity’s place within it, spanning from 13.8 billion years ago to the distant future.

Highlighted as ‘My favorite course of all time’ by Bill Gates, Big History explores how we have evolved from the Big Bang to our current state of staggering complexity, where seven billion humans are interconnected in networks capable of reshaping the entire planet. Meanwhile, our closest primate relatives face near-extinction.

In this cosmological detective story told on an immense scale, Christian examines the journey from the Big Bang through eight key thresholds, where the right conditions facilitated the emergence of new complexities, from stars and galaxies to the evolution of Earth and homo sapiens, and from agriculture to the exploitation of fossil fuels. This last milestone provided humanity with an energy boon, leading to significant advancements yet also posing threats that could potentially dismantle everything we’ve built.

Praised by the Washington Post for its compelling portrayal of life as a miracle and hailed as “spectacular” by Carlo Rovelli, Christian’s narrative offers profound insights into the history of everything, illuminating the interconnectedness of the cosmos and our role within it.

ISBN: 9780141983028
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 2019
Format: Paperback |
368 pages
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