Philosophy
I don't know if you paid attention during history class, but if you missed some of the highlights because you were sleeping or daydreaming, you're in luck because David Christian is here to tell the story of the universe, from the Big Bang to the internet in a mere 18 minutes.
As the video description mentions, "this is 'Big History': an enlightening, wide-angle look at complexity, life and humanity, set against our slim share of the cosmic timeline."
Check out more TEDTalks.
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- Malcolm Gladwell - The Unheard Of Story Of David And Goliath
History is a tricky business. In order to reconstruct the past, historians have to assemble an incomplete record of evidence and turn it into a coherent account of what may have likely happened. Although some details vary, the general idea could also...
- A Christian Nation?
A great number of Americans believe that the U.S. is a Christian nation. Can this claim be justified? Well, if what one means by that claim is that the majority of Americans are Christians, that's most likely an empirical fact: most Americans really...
- Damon Horowitz - Philosophy In Prison
As you probably already know from this blog, TEDTalks are awesome: bring in some of the greatest minds in the world, working on the greatest and most interesting questions, with the best and most creative ideas, give them 18 minutes, and they will awe...
- The Republican Debate In 45 Seconds
In case you missed the GOP debate the other night as I did, here are the highlights: I don't think my small brain can handle the intricacy and complexity of these ideas... ...
- Internet--historical Origins
No it was NOT Al Gore who invented the Internet. From POSP stringer Tim is this interesting historical information. First U.S. Web Site: Documentation of the Early Web at SLAC (1991-1994) This collection documents the installation of the first United...
Philosophy
David Christian - Big History
I don't know if you paid attention during history class, but if you missed some of the highlights because you were sleeping or daydreaming, you're in luck because David Christian is here to tell the story of the universe, from the Big Bang to the internet in a mere 18 minutes.As the video description mentions, "this is 'Big History': an enlightening, wide-angle look at complexity, life and humanity, set against our slim share of the cosmic timeline."
Check out more TEDTalks.
.
- Malcolm Gladwell - The Unheard Of Story Of David And Goliath
History is a tricky business. In order to reconstruct the past, historians have to assemble an incomplete record of evidence and turn it into a coherent account of what may have likely happened. Although some details vary, the general idea could also...
- A Christian Nation?
A great number of Americans believe that the U.S. is a Christian nation. Can this claim be justified? Well, if what one means by that claim is that the majority of Americans are Christians, that's most likely an empirical fact: most Americans really...
- Damon Horowitz - Philosophy In Prison
As you probably already know from this blog, TEDTalks are awesome: bring in some of the greatest minds in the world, working on the greatest and most interesting questions, with the best and most creative ideas, give them 18 minutes, and they will awe...
- The Republican Debate In 45 Seconds
In case you missed the GOP debate the other night as I did, here are the highlights: I don't think my small brain can handle the intricacy and complexity of these ideas... ...
- Internet--historical Origins
No it was NOT Al Gore who invented the Internet. From POSP stringer Tim is this interesting historical information. First U.S. Web Site: Documentation of the Early Web at SLAC (1991-1994) This collection documents the installation of the first United...