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2024-12-22
Origin Story 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
大卫·克里斯蒂安(David Christian)的作品在豆瓣评分不算低,即便是其中评价最差的《极简人类史》也有60.6%的好评。只闻其名未读其书的我,在一开始是对作者的一系列作品抱有极大期待的,同时也下单购买了《大历史》与《时间地图》,近来我对此类科普类读物、通识类读物有着...
评分 评分一天半的时间阅读完了此书,书中的内容,并不想复述了,因为范围很大,在300页内完成148亿年的故事,自然不会很精。说自己的结论,本书越早期的部分越精彩,因为越早总体越简单,立论合理性更强,到了人类的部分,基本相当于背历史书,XX年人类历史上发生了什么重要的XXX事。让...
评分 评分如果你开启前两章,被大卫精深的物理学讲解生动的天体宇宙演化故事所折服震撼, 你只是刚刚开始一种新思维的旅程。 和当代所有伟大的学者和思想家一样(比如,史蒂芬平克),他们有同样的出发点,和惊人相似的新常识。 出发点:人类来自哪里,走向何方?我们如何保持走在发展(...
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Review
"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
整本书算是对目前对宇宙和人类历史知识的一个较好的汇总,但是新知识的含量不足。
评分Thx gates recommend .The efficiency(is not speed),increasing efficiencies in the use of energy and materials will eventually reduce total energy consumption and recycling of existing materials will reduce comsumption of new minerals and resources almost to zero. To do anyting requires energy but to specify what is done requires information.
评分To do anything requires energy. To specify what is done requires information.
评分内容大都在其他地方见到过。比较有意思的是作者把自然历史和生物乃至人类历史都放在能量与熵的框架里考虑
评分中规中矩,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
Origin Story 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书