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Humans now consume some 18 trillion watts of energy in a variety of forms. Every aspect of our contemporary lives depends on this tremendous flow of energy.
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Is it possible that there are many other humanlike or “humanoid” species? If so, is it possible that they, too, have histories—histories that might be similar in some ways to...
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Big History seeks to evoke in you an appreciation for the immensity of science and a longing for the greatest story ever told.
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Take a few minutes to watch a short movie to understand the Anthropocene and plug into the Noosphere.
Skeptical Science is a website devoted to explaining climate change science and rebutting global warming misinformation.
The scale of digital information generated and the terminology thereof.
While not as visually arresting as the more famous cave art found at Chauvet, the Castanet engravings are both older and represent what is very likely an earlier stage in the history of the Aurignacian culture. Some of the Chauvet paintings are now confirmed at between 30,000 and 32,000 years ago.
"Big History" has entered the big leagues—both in academia and in entertainment. This new, cross-disciplinary field that embraces cosmic, geological, and biological history (as well as human history) offers an inspiring way forward through the thorny and tangled bank of the science-and-religion debate.
Is there some way to adjudicate between the competing metanarratives that shape our lives and identities? The philosophy of interpretation can help us dig our way out of this relativistic mess.
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In our increasingly interdependent world, where the lines between nations, races, and species are becoming increasingly blurred, society needs dialogue like that taking place at...
Metanexus is able to take well-respected philosophers and scientists out of their labs and academic settings and connect their ideas with a broader audience—the general public.
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