THE LITTLE BOOK OF BIG HISTORY

Big History is the attempt to understand and condense the entire story of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to the current day. Combinin g methods from history, astronomy, physics and biology to draw together the big story arcs of how the universe was created, why plan ets formed and how life developed, this creates a unique perspective from which to understand the place of mankind in the universe. Excited by the alternative 'framework for all knowledge' that is offered by this approach, Bill Gates is funding the Big History Pro ject, whi...[Read more]