4.1.1 The History of Our World in 18 Minutes
Big history traces the origins of our universe to the present day. (Frederik de Wit/"Celestial map")
4.2.1 The Most Astounding Fact
Our atoms came from those stars. (NASA/"Blue Marble")
4.2.7 What is Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?
Natural selection is the process by which organisms change over time. (Julia Margaret Cameron/"Charles Darwin")
4.2.2 Seven Theories on the Origin of Life
How did life begin on Earth? (Jessie Eastland/"Desert Electric")
2.3.1 Reimagining Tradition
Professor of Islamic Studies Ebrahim Moosa proposes that tradition must be dynamic. (Adam Kliczek/"Hagia Sophia Medallion")
2.2.6 Greek Sources (Supplemental)
A detailed survey of Greek influences in Islamic philosophy from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (Rohan Travellin/"Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens, Greece")
2.2.5 Mirrors for Princes (Supplemental)
What influence did pre-Islamic Persia have on Islamic political and courtly culture? (إيان/"Konya manuscript")
2.2.4 Islamic Civilization
Cherif Bassiouni’s Introduction to Islam provides a synthetic survey of cultural influences on Islam. (Dreirik/"Jame Mosque")
2.2.1 Children of Abraham and Aristotle
How has Islamic theology and practice engaged other traditions, and can we apply this to modern science? (Raphael/"School of Athens")
2.2.3 Arabic Translators
Islamic civilization didn't merely preserve ancient Greek philosophy. (Edward Dodwell/"Bazar of Athens")
