When very large stars die, they create temperatures so high that protons begin to fuse in all sorts of exotic combinations, to form all the elements of the periodic table. If, like me, you're wearing a gold ring, it was forged in a supernova explosion. David Christian begincombinationcreate share on social
I think what I was after was a unifying story that could bring everything together, that could give me a sense of the whole of history. David Christian bringgivehistory Change image and share on social
If historians don't tell stories at the scales of creation myths, someone else will. David Christian creationhistorianmyth Change image and share on social
We, as extremely complex creatures, desperately need to know this story of how the universe creates complexity and why complexity means vulnerability and fragility. David Christian complexcomplexitycreate Change image and share on social
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 bigcurriculumglobal Change image and share on social
I had this feeling that, somehow, we ought to be teaching not just the history of particular nations or particular regions, but the history of humanity. David Christian felthistoryhumanity Change image and share on social
Gravity is more powerful where there's more stuff. David Christian gravitypowerfulstuff Change image and share on social
Humans are remarkable: the first species in almost four billion years of life on earth that dominates the biosphere. This gives us the power, in principle, to build societies in which everyone flourishes. But it also creates great dangers because it is not clear that we really understand how to use our potentially devastating powers. David Christian billionbiospherebuild share on social