• Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Birkbeck, University of London; Honorary Associate Professor, UCL
Big History may provide a basis for drawing different human cultures closer together. NASA

How ‘Big History’ can save the world

At a time when nationalism and religious ideologies are dividing humanity, it is important to find unifying perspectives on our ‘origin story.’
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Why we should mine the moon

To date, all human economic activity has depended on the material and energy resources of a single planet; understandably, perhaps. It is conceivable though that future advances in space exploration could…

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