Original title
Crash Course Big History
Released
9/17/2014
Origin country
US
Production companies
Complexly
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
16
Big History examines our past, explains our present, and imagines our future. It's a story about us. An idea that arose from a desire to go beyond specialized and self-contained fields of study to grasp history as a whole.
In 10 episodes John Green, Hank Green, and Emily Graslie teach you about, well, everything. It’s Big History! This course will take you on a whirlwind journey from the creation to the death of the universe and is based on the Big History Project (https://www.bighistoryproject.com/about) social studies curriculum. By the end of this course, you will be able to: *Integrate physics, math, history, and more to tell a single story about people, civilizations, and how we are connected to everything around us *Zoom out to pose and refine scientific and historical questions *Contextualize the tremendous scale of existence *Outline the most powerful and important breakthroughs *Evaluate how we know what we know and why we’re sure we know it
In 6 episodes, Emily Graslie continues telling you the story of “life, the universe, and everything” in Big History 2! This course challenges you to ask “why this stuff matters” and is based on the Big History Project social studies curriculum. By the end of this course, you will be able to: •Integrate physics, math, history, and more to tell a single story about people, civilizations, and how we are connected to everything around us •Zoom out to pose and refine scientific and historical questions •Outline the most powerful and important breakthroughs •Evaluate how we know what we know and why we’re sure we know it •Relate topics in Big History to contemporary humans and describe why they matter in our daily lives
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