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Cosmic Evolution
Harvard Extension School
1 recommender · 1 thread · recommended in 1 year, 2014 · score 1.0
A Harvard Extension School course taught by astrophysicist Eric Chaisson that traces the history of the universe through successive epochs, from the Big Bang to the present and beyond. It is closely tied to Chaisson's book Cosmic Evolution.
A commenter calls it an excellent course on the history of the universe and highly recommends it alongside the readings, though only for those able to attend in the Boston area.
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David Christian's concept, especially the "thresholds", reminds me of an excellent course[0]/book[1]/website[2] written/taught by the wonderful astrophysicist Eric Chaisson[3]. Not exactly focused on "history" in the traditional sense, but on the history of the universe, focusing on different "epochs", from the big bang, to present day and beyond. I highly recommend the readings (and the course for those who are monetarily and geographically able to do so [Boston area]).
[0] http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/cosmic-evolution-or... [1] http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Evolution-Rise-Complexity-Natur... [2] https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~ejchaisson/cosmic_evolution/doc... [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Chaisson