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Network of Researchers on the Chemical Evolution of Life (NoR-CEL)

Big History UK Posted on January 2, 2021 by WykenSeagraveJanuary 2, 2021

This group aims and objectives are to promote the dissemination of research information relating to the chemical evolution and reorganisation of genetics of the last universal common (or cellular) ancestor (LUCA), its emergence and development to the point of the … Continue reading →

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Expanding Worldviews: Astrobiology, Big History and Cosmic Perspectives

Big History UK Posted on August 19, 2019 by WykenSeagraveAugust 19, 2019

This conference, organised by Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, will be held in London on 19 and 20 September 2019. Astrobiology and Big History are two relatively new intellectual disciplines, the former focussed on searching for life elsewhere in the … Continue reading →

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Centaurs Threaten Earth

Big History UK Posted on August 29, 2016 by WykenSeagraveAugust 29, 2016

A team of astronomers from Armagh Observatory and the University of Buckingham report that the discovery of hundreds of giant comets in the outer planetary system over the last two decades means that these objects pose a much greater hazard … Continue reading →

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Report from IBHA Conference 2016

Big History UK Posted on July 21, 2016 by WykenSeagraveJuly 21, 2016

During the IBHA Conference in Amsterdam it was decided to create a Big History European Network, and I have therefore created a website: http://BigHistory.EU You might want to join. I think an EU network will have more life than Big … Continue reading →

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Jon Crocker

Big History UK Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jon CrockerJuly 13, 2016

Jon Crocker is a member of Big History UK. He runs a very small (about 30 students in total) independent boarding school in Berkshire for international students. They range in age from 13 to 18 and come from a number … Continue reading →

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Global Climate Emergency Right Now? 

Big History UK Posted on July 1, 2016 by WykenSeagraveJuly 1, 2016

Within the past few days, the jet stream in the northern hemisphere has crossed the equator and joined up with the jet stream in the southern hemisphere. According to Paul Beckwith of the University of Ottawa, this seems like new … Continue reading →

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International Big History Association (IBHA)

Big History UK Posted on June 27, 2016 by WykenSeagraveJune 27, 2016

International Big History Association (IBHA) has a membership mostly of academics working in or interested in the field of Big History. It is governed by a Board and holds Conferences. References 2016 Conference in Amsterdam www.ibhanet.org

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The War in Syria Probably Triggered by Man-Made Global Warming

Big History UK Posted on June 27, 2016 by WykenSeagraveJune 27, 2016

There is evidence that the 2007−2010 drought contributed to the conflict in Syria. It was the worst drought on record, causing widespread crop failure and a mass migration of farming families to urban centers. Century-long observed trends in precipitation, temperature, and … Continue reading →

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Historic First Observation of Gravitational Waves

Big History UK Posted on February 12, 2016 by WykenSeagraveFebruary 12, 2016

On September 14, 2015 at 09:50:45 UTC, for the first time in history, the two detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory both observed a transient gravitational-wave signal. Based on previous simulations of possible observations, the Ligo Collaboration Team was able … Continue reading →

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Astronomers say a Neptune-sized planet lurks beyond Pluto

Big History UK Posted on January 21, 2016 by WykenSeagraveJanuary 21, 2016

The solar system appears to have a new ninth planet. Today, two scientists announced evidence that a body nearly the size of Neptune—but as yet unseen—orbits the sun every 15,000 years. During the solar system’s infancy 4.5 billion years ago, … Continue reading →

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Big History Books

  • 'Earthdance: Living Systems in Evolution' by Elisabet Sahtouris, evolution biologist & futurist
  • A Walk Through Time, From Stardust to Us by Sidney Liebes, Elisabet Sahtouris and Brian Swimme
  • Big History and the Future of Humanity by Fred Spier
  • Big History, The Big Bang to the Present by Cynthia Stokes Brown
  • Big History: Between Nothing & Everything by David Christian, Cynthia Stokes Brown and Craig Benjamin
  • History of the Universe by Wyken Seagrave
  • Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History by David Christian
  • The Universe Story in Science and Myth (Kindle Version)
  • The Universe Story in Science and Myth (Smashwords)
  • Universe Story by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry.
  • ‘Evolutionaries: Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea,’ by Carter Phipps
  • “Journey of the Universe” by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker:

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