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  • Colbert Galactic Initiative

    By on April 10, 2013

    At the Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting, Stephen Colbert sat down with President Bill Clinton to discuss foreign aid,...

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  • The Queen of the Sciences

    By on April 5, 2013

    Thresholds of Emergent Complexity as a Map to the Modern University.

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  • Easter: A Moveable Feast

    By on April 3, 2013

    Easter, you may have noticed, is not a fixed day in the calendar. The reason has to do with...

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  • David Christian at Davos

    By on March 18, 2013

    David Christian was recently interviewed at Davos, the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, where he introduced the...

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  • Ritualizing Big History

    By on March 14, 2013

    Science writer Connie Barlow provides insightful resources for ritually celebrating Big History.

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  • The Mirroring Mind

    By on March 11, 2013

    THE MIRRORING MIND – by @JasonSilva from Jason Silva on Vimeo. This video is a non-commercial work created to...

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  • The Sexiest Scientists Alive!

    By on February 28, 2013

    It is not often you see the words “sexy” and “scientist” together, but Business Insider has recently compiled a...

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  • XKCD

    By on February 27, 2013

    XKCD is a self-described “webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.” Created by Randall Munroe, a physicist and artist,...

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  • A Cosmic Journey from English Lit to Big History

    By on February 27, 2013

    Dominican University of California English major reflects on her own cosmic journey from literature to science. Dominican's first year...

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  • Overview

    By on February 26, 2013

    Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the ‘overview effect’ as an experience that has...

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