TED Talk: The history of our world in 18 minutes

David Christian

TED Talk: The history of our world in 18 minutes

Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations

Research output: Non-traditional research output › Digital or Visual products

Abstract

Backed by stunning illustrations, David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet, in a riveting 18 minutes. This is "Big History": an enlightening, wide-angle look at complexity, life and humanity, set against our slim share of the cosmic timeline.

Recorded at TED2011.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	TED
Media of output	Online
Size	18 minutes
Publication status	Published - Mar 2011

Keywords

historical geology
solar system

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