The Value of a Cosmic Perspective
Insights from science and technology offer portals into this frame of mind. In the long run, this could be the most powerful role our scientific knowledge will play in the future of humanity.
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The Artist Who Saw Through Time
Richard Milner’s new book is about Charles R. Knight, who is famous for his elaborate depictions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals.
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Indic Visions in an Age of Science
V. V. Raman’s magnum opus. In ten succinct chapters, he traces the development of Indian religion and philosophy from its distant origins to its most recent evolutions in an age of science. Comprehensive, scholarly, and eminently readable.
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Environmental Outlook to 2050
A new report offers some challenging numbers to digest.
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Big Love Meets Big Brother and Even Bigger Numbers
The scale of digital information generated and the terminology thereof.
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Check Out ChronoZoom
It’s a new way to visualize Big History.
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Humanoid Histories
Is it possible that there are many other humanlike or “humanoid” species? If so, is it possible that they, too, have histories—histories that might be similar in some ways to our own, histories from which we might even have something useful to learn?
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Storied Nature of Human Nature
The way humans tend to answer big questions is through stories. For generations, humans gathered around hearth and fire to tell and retell stories. Today, people are more likely to gather around the cool glow of the television or the computer screen, but we are no less storied creatures.
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The New Sciences of Religion
An original and compelling scientific interpretation of religion and science that will challenge and delight students and scholars alike.
