My father is a professional historian who specializes in the Founding Fathers, especially George Washington. I recall a conversation I had with him, perhaps when I was an undergraduate, when I asked ...

David Christian’s “big history” synthesizes several disciplines, from astrobiology to behavioral economics, to tell the story of the universe. (NASA/AP) Review by Eric Weiner Eric Weiner is the author ...

blew me away. Here’s a guy who’s read across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences and brought it together in a single framework. It made me wish that I could have taken big history when I was ...

When Karen Christensen founded Berkshire Publishing in Great Barrington, Mass., in 1998, to package encyclopedias, the term "big history," which refers to a multidisciplinary approach to world history ...

One of billionaire Bill Gates' newest ventures is trying to change how students learn history by promoting an interdisciplinary approach called "Big History." As detailed in a recent feature in The ...

A timeline from “Big History” shows the scope of the course. Ever want to learn like Bill Gates? Now you can. Bill Gates announced today that the course Big History is now available for students who ...

Dominican U. of California tries a four-course sequence to teach new students how we ended up where we are. Last month, freshmen at Dominican University of California spent a night stargazing with the ...