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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The Big Bang formed the universe 13.8 billion years ago, launching the first in a sequence of pivotal events in history.
Chapter 3: The rise of stars 12 billion years ago—and how they end—marked major crucial advances in the universe’s progression toward complexity.
Chapter 4: Earth emerged from the gradual accumulation of space debris around 4.5 billion years ago.
Chapter 5: Earth had ideal conditions for life to arise and thrive.
Chapter 6: Photosynthesis delivered an energy windfall to early single-celled life, igniting a sweeping planetary biological revolution.
Chapter 7: Evolution and dinosaur extinction spurred larger life-forms to develop, setting pathways that would eventually lead to humanity on Earth.
Chapter 8: Humans evolved from primates and achieved a pivotal breakthrough through the emergence of language.
Chapter 9: Farming became a transformative innovation for human life.
Chapter 10: As farming advanced, it produced surpluses that enabled the rise of more complex agrarian societies.
Chapter 11: Sharing ideas and discovering fossil fuels dramatically accelerated the pace of overall human progress forward.
Chapter 12: Earth has entered a new epoch: the age of humans now.
Chapter 13: The future remains ours to shape.
Description
Origin Story (2018) tells the story of our universe, from the Big Bang to the present day. It traces how the right conditions have allowed the development of forms, organisms and ultimately societies of incredible complexity. From the emergence of single-celled organisms to the development of agriculture, it tells the epic story of our origins.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in the history of natural and human innovation
- Anyone with an interest in popular science
- Those seeking to understand our place in the universe