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David Christian Quotes

Every kid goes to school full of questions about meaning. You know, ‘What’s my place in the universe? What does it mean to be a human being? What are human beings?’ Existing courses cannot help you answer those questions. They can’t even help you ask them Picture Quote #1

You go to the cosmologists and ask how they tell the history of the universe; you go to the geologists, how do they tell the story of the earth, and the biologists, and then you string them together. And it turns out that when you string them together, if you do it carefully, there’s a story that is coherent, engaging, fantastically interesting Picture Quote #1

Our goal is to see Big History become a normal part of high school curricula. I’d love to see it being taught in lots of languages. A global course Picture Quote #1

I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power, with collective learning Picture Quote #1

An egg is a beautiful, sophisticated thing that can create even more sophisticated things, such as chickens. And we know in our heart of hearts that the universe does not travel from mush to complexity. In fact, this gut instinct is reflected in one of the most fundamental laws of physics, the second law of thermodynamics, or the law of entropy Picture Quote #1

In literature classes, you don’t learn about genes; in physics classes you don’t learn about human evolution. So you get a fragmented view of the world. That makes it hard to find meaning in education Picture Quote #1

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All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are Picture Quote #1

Maps of Time attempts to assemble a coherent and accessible account of origins, a modern creation myth Picture Quote #1

Big History studies the history of everything, offering a way of making sense of our world and our role within it Picture Quote #1

Modern scientific knowledge appeared piecemeal. Historians wrote about human history; physicists tackled the material world; and biologists studied the world of living organisms. But there were few links between these disciplines, as researchers focused on getting the details right Picture Quote #1

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Every kid goes to school full of questions about meaning. You know, ‘What’s my place in the universe? What does it mean to be a human being? What are human beings?’ Existing courses cannot help you answer those questions. They can’t even help you ask them. (David Christian Quotes) You go to the cosmologists and ask how they tell the history of the universe; you go to the geologists, how do they tell the story of the earth, and the biologists, and then you string them together. And it turns out that when you string them together, if you do it carefully, there’s a story that is coherent, engaging, fantastically interesting. (David Christian Quotes) Our goal is to see Big History become a normal part of high school curricula. I’d love to see it being taught in lots of languages. A global course. (David Christian Quotes) I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is show us the nature of our complexity and fragility and the dangers that face us, but it can also show us our power, with collective learning. (David Christian Quotes) An egg is a beautiful, sophisticated thing that can create even more sophisticated things, such as chickens. And we know in our heart of hearts that the universe does not travel from mush to complexity. In fact, this gut instinct is reflected in one of the most fundamental laws of physics, the second law of thermodynamics, or the law of entropy. (David Christian Quotes) In literature classes, you don’t learn about genes; in physics classes you don’t learn about human evolution. So you get a fragmented view of the world. That makes it hard to find meaning in education. (David Christian Quotes) All religions, all indigenous traditions, all origin stories provide a large map of where you are (David Christian Quotes) Maps of Time attempts to assemble a coherent and accessible account of origins, a modern creation myth. (David Christian Quotes) Big History studies the history of everything, offering a way of making sense of our world and our role within it. (David Christian Quotes) Modern scientific knowledge appeared piecemeal. Historians wrote about human history; physicists tackled the material world; and biologists studied the world of living organisms. But there were few links between these disciplines, as researchers focused on getting the details right. (David Christian Quotes)