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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

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INR 2188yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • How can we summarize 13.8 billion years in one brief course?
  • How big is big history?
  • What are little big histories?
  • Can big history reunify all our knowledge?

Videos
  • Why do we think big history started with a Big Bang?
  • What are the elementary particles our universe is made of?
  • What are the fundamental forces that determine how our universe behaves?
  • Is our Standard Model of elementary particles and fundamental forces complete?
  • Why are massive stars so important to us?
  • How do stars die?
  • What does our cosmic neighbourhood look like?
  • Does our Solar System have a history?
  • What is underlying all of big history?
Readings
  • A tour of cosmic history
  • Little Big History Example Connections
Practice Exercise
  • Cosmic history

Videos
  • How did life emerge on Earth?
  • How did evolution lead to the incredible diversity of life we see around us?
  • Why do species look the way they do and how are they all related?
  • How did life develop on the early Earth?
  • What happened on our planet during mass extinctions?
  • Why has our Earth cooled over the past millions of years?
  • How can understanding the evolution of the brain help us understand human history?
  • How did brain evolution lead to the development of our consciousness?
  • Can we understand the evolution of our species without the aid of sexual selection?
  • Can we develop a theory of the biosphere?
Readings
  • A tour of the history of Earth and life
  • Little Big History Example Connections
Practice Exercise
  • The history of Earth and life

Videos
  • Why did people start to farm?
  • Can big history tell us something new about the emergence of agriculture?
  • What is the use of religion in the history of our species?
  • Why did states, writing and state religion emerge together?
  • How are civilizations influenced by climate change?
  • When did globalization begin and what did it mean to different people across the globe?
  • How was life in Europe affected by early globalization?
  • What made industrial production possible?
  • What are the main consequences of the Industrial Revolution?
  • What have been the consequences of the Industrial Revolution for our environment?
  • How is our international financial system developing?
  • How are financial institutions affecting society?
  • How is artificial intelligence developing?
  • How will artificial intelligence influence your future?
  • Can we construct a theory of human history?
Readings
  • A tour of human history
Practice Exercise
  • Human history

Videos
  • What will the future of life, Earth and our universe look like?
  • What can big history tell us about the short term future?

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