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Little Learners, Big History, Bigger Future: How Big History Widened the Worldviews of 8-9 Year Olds

open access: yesJournal of Big History, 2020
This article is based on a workshop I presented at the 2018 Big History International Conference in Philadelphia, where I addressed findings from my recently completed PhD thesis: An Tair-seach (threshold): An exploration of connecting the emerging ...
Marilyn Ahearn
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How Big History Could Change the World for the Better

open access: yesJournal of Big History, 2019
Big History is ideally positioned to act as a major driver of social change through the promotion of a rigorous and accessible scientific origin story.
Elise Bohan
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Erupções do Kilauea e o arquipélago havaiano: a geologia da tectônica de placas e dos pontos quentes

open access: yesJournal of Big History, 2019
A four-month surge of Mount Kilauea eruptions (May to August 2018) on the Big Island reminds us that the whole chain of Hawaiian islands has been built by volcanic activity.
Barry Wood
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The Trajectory of Evolution and Its Implications for Humanity

open access: yesJournal of Big History, 2019
Does the Big History of life on Earth disclose a trajectory that has been driven by selection? If so, will the trajectory continue to apply into the future? This paper argues that such a trajectory exists, and examines some of its key implications.
John E. Stewart
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“Big Data” in Economic History [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Economic History, 2018
Big data is an exciting prospect for the field of economic history, which has long depended on the acquisition, keying, and cleaning of scarce numerical information about the past. This article examines two areas in which economic historians are already using big data – population and environment – discussing ways in which increased frequency of ...
Myron P, Gutmann   +2 more
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A Little Big History of Iberian Gold

open access: yesJournal of Big History, 2017
We present a “little big history” of the gold that either was mined in the Iberian Peninsula, or was brought there from deposits located elsewhere, by trade or by conquest. During Roman times, gold was extracted from the Peninsula itself. In the Middle
Olga García-Moreno   +3 more
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Warfare, Ethics, Ethology

open access: yesJournal of Big History, 2018
The aim of this article is to set a macro-historical narrative concerning the emergence of warfare and social ethics as symplesiomorphic features in the lineage of Homo sapiens.
Daniel Barreiros
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Welcome to the Journal of Big History

open access: yesJournal of Big History, 2017
Welcome to the first issue of the Journal of Big History. The International Big History Association introduces this new journal to take the most recent step towards advancing the field of big history. We invite your submission for future issues.
Lowell Gustafson
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