Big History - From the Big Bang until Today
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
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| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
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| INR 2436 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
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- 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?
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- What will the future of life, Earth and our universe look like?
- What can big history tell us about the short term future?