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... →
David Christian
Modern scientific knowledge appeared piecemeal. Historians wrote about human history; physicists tackled the material world; and biologists studied... →
You go to the cosmologists and ask how they tell the history of the universe; you go to the geologists, how do they tell the story of the earth, and... →
I believe human beings mark a threshold in the development of the planet, of course, but it is only part of the picture. What Big History can do is... →
Big History studies the history of everything, offering a way of making sense of our world and our role within it.
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.
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... →
What we normally define as history doesn't interest me. It's a constraint.
My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into the stream of history and see what happens.... →
Warren Christopher
I'm suggesting that, ironically, the secret to becoming a world 'hyperpower' is tolerance. If you look at history, you see great powers... →
Amy Chua