My father is a professional historian who specializes in the Founding Fathers, especially George Washington. I recall a conversation I had with him, perhaps when I was an undergraduate, when I asked ...

David Christian’s “big history” synthesizes several disciplines, from astrobiology to behavioral economics, to tell the story of the universe. (NASA/AP) Review by Eric Weiner Eric Weiner is the author ...

One of billionaire Bill Gates' newest ventures is trying to change how students learn history by promoting an interdisciplinary approach called "Big History." As detailed in a recent feature in The ...

A timeline from “Big History” shows the scope of the course. Ever want to learn like Bill Gates? Now you can. Bill Gates announced today that the course Big History is now available for students who ...

While most history courses start with the beginning of human civilization, roughly 10,000 years ago, Big History starts with the Big Bang. Humans don't get mentioned until halfway into the course.

An explicit religious naturalism meets Big History in the work of Ursula Goodenough. Within Big History itself, a variant of naturalism seems implicit. In previous posts in this series, I suggested ...