Big History

Potential Work Articles... Random Big History Musings...most will be read AFTER tagging...I will try to tag the unit I was thinking of

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Genealogy
The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake
The Atlantic - David Brooks
The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together. The scene is one many of us have
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The Anthropocene Is a Joke
The Atlantic - Peter Brannen
On geological timescales, human civilization is an event, not an epoch. Humans are now living in a new geological epoch of our own making: the Anthropocene. Or so we’re told. Whereas some epochs in Earth
Aug 13, 2019
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There Were No Borders In The Middle Ages
Forbes - Matthew Gabriele
In fact, throughout the period known as the European Middle Ages, there were no borders at all."> In fact, throughout the period known as the European Middle Ages, there were no borders at all.
Nov 5, 2018
Chris Aldrich
 This beautiful map shows everything that powers an Amazon Echo, from data mines to lakes of lithium | The Verge
boffosocko.com - Chris Aldrich
 This beautiful map shows everything that powers an Amazon Echo, from data mines to lakes of lithium | The Verge Economics, Read, Social Stream, AI, …
Sep 10, 2018
Chris Aldrich
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian https://boffosocko.com/2018/06/02/origin-story-a-big-history-of-everything-by-david-christian/
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian
boffosocko.com - Author Chris Aldrich
Jul 18, 2018
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Innovation
Barclays Equity Gilt Study: How technology has changed the world - Business Insider
Business Insider - Will Martin
• Since 1760, productivity has increased almost 30 fold.• That is largely down to technological innovations like electricity, telephones, and the internet.• Barclays chronicled the world's rising productivity
Apr 13, 2018
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I Am An Astrophysicist. Here's What Stephen Hawking's Final Paper Was Actually About
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
On March 14, 2018, the most famous and celebrated scientist known to humanity, Stephen Hawking, died at the age of 76. He left a rich legacy behind in the fields of astrophysics and cosmology, sharing
Mar 21, 2018
Chris Aldrich
Stephen Hawking Dies at 76; His Mind Roamed the Cosmos
The New York Times - By DENNIS OVERBYE
Stephen W. Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist and best-selling author who roamed the cosmos from a wheelchair, pondering the nature of gravity and the origin of the universe and becoming an emblem
Mar 19, 2018
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8 mind-blowing facts about black holes
businessinsider.com.au - Jessica Orwig, Ali Sundermier
Illustration of a young black hole, such as the two distant dust-free quasars spotted recently by the Spitzer Space Telescope. Some think that black …
Mar 4, 2018
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Can life emerge after the fires of a supernova?
SYFY WIRE - Phil Plait
If there were one place in the Universe I'd guess life wouldn't be able to develop, it’s near a neutron star. But then, I'm prejudiced. For good …
Jan 8, 2018
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Here's What Will Happen 10,000 Years From Now, According to Science
ScienceAlert - Signe Dean
Imagining the future of humanity, our planet, and everything we hold dear in our corner of the cold dark Universe is typically the domain of science …
Dec 31, 2017
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Quantum Mechanics
Why Is M-Theory the Leading Candidate for Theory of Everything? | Quanta Magazine
Quanta Magazine - Natalie Wolchover
The mother of all string theories passes a litmus test that, so far, no other candidate theory of quantum gravity has been able to match. It’s not …
Dec 18, 2017
Chris Aldrich
️ Modernist Bread by Nathan Myhrvold, Francisco Migoya
boffosocko.com - Chris Aldrich
Modernist Bread: The Art and Science is a revolutionary new understanding of one of the most important staples of the human diet. Created by the team …
Dec 7, 2017
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Scientists find 'behemoth' black hole so big it could challenge our understanding of the universe's beginning
independent.co.uk - Andrew Griffin
Scientists just found a very huge, very young supermassive black hole. As far as we know, it shouldn't be able to exist, and it just might re-write …
Dec 6, 2017
Chris Aldrich
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boffosocko.com - Chris Aldrich
Welcome to Native Land. This is a resource for North Americans (and others) to find out more about local indigenous territories and languages. I ran …
Nov 26, 2017
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Space news: Scientists discover huge hole in fabric of universe – but what is its purpose?
express.co.uk - Lara Deauville
The perfectly spherical hole is a mind-boggling 1.8 BILLION light years across. And it contains absolutely NOTHING. The bizarre phenomenon is being …
Nov 24, 2017
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There are 2 types of time travel and physicists agree that one of them is possible - Business Insider
Business Insider - Gene Kim
Brian Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and co-founder of the World Science Festival, explains what we know about time travel so far. Following is a transcript of the
Nov 21, 2017
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Do black holes collapse?
sciencefocus.com - Dr Alastair Gunn
These cosmic sink-holes do gradually shrink, but it’s impossible to get any more compact than a black hole. The Schwarzschild radius (event horizon) …
Nov 19, 2017
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The Physics Of Star Wars
theforce.net
Posted by Dustin on November 8, 2017 at 03:06 PM CST Ever wish you could have your very own lightsaber like Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi? Or that …
Nov 8, 2017
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This Star Exploded, Survived, And Then Exploded Again After 60 Years
ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr
Usually when a star goes supernova, that's it. It's dead, kaput, RIP. But a new discovery could change how we view star deaths. Astronomers have found …
Nov 9, 2017
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What Would Happen If You Became Dark Matter?
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
The human body consists of somewhere around 1028 particles, all bound together. The typical human has a mass of somewhere between 50 and 100 kilograms, and is largely confined to the surface of the Earth.
Nov 2, 2017
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Scientists penetrate mystery of raging black hole beams
phys.org - University of Southampton
They are nature's very own Death Star beams - ultra-powerful jets of energy that shoot out from the vicinity of black holes like deadly rays from the …
Oct 30, 2017
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Newfound Wormhole Allows Information to Escape Black Holes
WIRED - Natalie Wolchover
Physicists theorize that a new “traversable” kind of wormhole could resolve a baffling paradox and rescue information that falls into black holes. In …
Oct 28, 2017
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What is the Anthropic Principle and How Do Physicists Apply It?
huffingtonpost.com - Quora
What’s the reception of Anthropic Principle among physicists, and does it have anything to do with artificial intelligence? originally appeared on …
Oct 28, 2017
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CERN Scientists Find Evidence That Universe 'Should Not Exist’
Inverse - Yasmin Tayag
When it’s not lending its name to the worst show on cable TV, the Big Bang Theory tells the origin story of our universe. According to the theory, a …
Oct 25, 2017
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Maps
You Can Now Use Google Maps to Explore the Solar System - Universe Today
universetoday.com - by Matt Williams
Chances are, at one time or another, we’ve all used Google Maps to find the shortest route from point A to point B. But if you are like some people, …
Oct 24, 2017
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Cosmic alchemy: Colliding neutron stars show us how the universe creates gold
theconversation.com - Duncan Brown and Edo Berger
For thousands of years, humans have searched for a way to turn matter into gold. Ancient alchemists considered this precious metal to be the highest …
Oct 24, 2017
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I’m writing this bc my 6th and 7th period are slow
The universe shouldn't exist, scientists say after finding bizarre behaviour of anti-matter
independent.co.uk - Andrew Griffin
Oct 23, 2017