David Christian is a Distinguished Professor of History at Macquarie University and director of Macquarie University's Big History Institute. He cofounded the Big History Project with Bill Gates, his Coursera MOOCs are popular around the world, and he is cocreator of the Macquarie University Big History School. He has delivered keynotes at conferences around the world, including the Davos World Economic Forum, and his TED Talk has been viewed more than seven million times. He is the author of numerous books and articles.
发表于2024-05-09
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故事怎么开头决定了故事讲述者的世界观。把时间的起点设定在何处,是一门技艺,即便是模糊的“从前”背后也设定了一种观念:或许是真的,或许不是,判断权在听故事的你。所以故事是在传达一种共同的信仰。 今天的中学生都已经知道的常识“宇宙大爆炸”其实是半个世纪前才确立下...
评分 评分 评分我想作者已经尽可能的用通俗易懂的语言来向我们读者描述一系列万物起源的故事,然而对于我这样的理科废柴,这本书还是有很大的阅读难度的。 初次拿到这本书,给我第一印象是装帧精致,看起来很高大上。类似于是平常买的经典名著的装帧。于是乎,本人带着敬畏和一丝丝不确定翻开...
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"I have long been a fan of David Christian. In Origin Story, he elegantly weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible historical narrative."
―Bill Gates
"In Origin Story, David Christian has found a spectacular way to use history to put order in the entire set of our knowledge about the world. This is a wonderful achievement."
―Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time
"A remarkable book that puts us self-important humans in our proper place in the cosmos, yet also explains why the story of human culture and knowledge -- what Christian calls collective learning -- matters for understanding our present world and shaping its future."―Merry Wiesner-Hanks, President of the World History Association
"David Christian is not one for half measures. Origin Story is a majestic distillation of our current understanding of the birth and development of the universe, of the solar system, of the oceans, of mountains and minerals, of all life on earth and of the driving dynamics of human culture and achievement. All of this in just over 300 pages of captivating prose that weaves together innumerable insights from dozens of disciplines in the sciences, arts and humanities. With fascinating ideas on every page and the page turning energy of a good thriller, this is a landmark work that comes at a time when it has never been more important for humanity as a whole to have a clearer, more informed understanding of our place on earth and of the earth's place in the cosmos."―Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element
中规中矩,如果了解大历史的话就没有耳目一新的感觉,但是大历史观我很认可,3.5
评分Fascinating journey from the beginning of the universe towards the future world of human society.
评分6-stars book! To read the original version.
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Origin Story 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书