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Origin Story
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything | David Christian
How did we get from the Big Bang to today's staggering complexity, in which seven billion humans are connected into networks powerful enough to transform the planet? And why, in comparison, are our closest primate relatives reduced to near-extinction? Big History creator David Christian gives the answers in a mind-expanding cosmological detective story told on the grandest possible scale. He traces how, during eight key thresholds, the right conditions have allowed new forms of complexity to arise, from stars to galaxies, Earth to homo sapiens, agriculture to fossil fuels. This last mega-innovation gave us an energy bonanza that brought huge benefits to mankind, yet also threatens to shake apart everything we have created. This global origin story is one that we could only begin to tell recently, thanks to the underlying unity of modern knowledge. Panoramic in scope and thrillingly told, Origin Storyreveals what we learn about human existence when we consider it from a universal scale.
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RamsFan1963
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I guess "big history" is just too big for me, it was an overwhelming flow of information. It was quantity over quality, the big picture view left me feeling scattered. 3 ??? out of 5.

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RamsFan1963
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It is something our self-proclaimed Nationalist President doesn't seem to understand, or even care about.

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Lizstarks
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Local environments are unstable, so living organisms must constantly monitor their internal and external environments to detect significant changes

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Geeklet
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50% off sale and B&N you say? Yay!!!!

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itsmesidddy
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Rcoco
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The is extraordinary. Can‘t finish right now because it‘s due back at the library and there are a million holds. Fairly easy to follow but very dense subject matter and I am not a fast reader. It‘s mind blowing.