On-line resources on this topic include a Macquarie University (Australia) Coursera on-line course about “Big History,” or the evidence based narrative of the series of events from the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, to the formation of earth 4.5672 billion years ago, to the origins of life about 3.8 billion years ago, to the eventual appearance of humans 200,000 years ago, and then to our agricultural, industrial, and digital civilizations. A series of MOOCs in which Big History is applied to solving contemporary complex problems is here.
Another is Khan Academy’s course at: https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/big-history-project
The University of Amsterdam’s Big History Coursera course.
How Did We Get Here? Big History 101
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015
David Christian introduced by Al Gore
http://www.weforum.org/…/how-did-we-get-here-big-history-101
Yale University offers MOOCs on “Journey of the Universe,” “Living Cosmology,” “The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community,” and “Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action.”
The Big Bang: Crash Course Big History #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq6be-CZJ3w
Exploring the Universe: Crash Course Big History #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi30zjQhtWY
The Sun & The Earth: Crash Course Big History #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By6CkTN4wkI
Life Begins: Crash Course Big History #4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WS712DHfmg
The Evolutionary Epic: Crash Course Big History #5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92oHNd8vFwo
Human Evolution: Crash Course Big History #6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPggkvB9_dc
Migrations and Intensification: Crash Course Big History #7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy2XJMczUNc
The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Zdmd4J7TI
The Anthropocene and the Near Future: Crash Course Big History #9
The Deep Future: Crash Course Big History #10