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A Short History of Nearly Everything

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What’s it about?

A cosmic tour of Earth's violent history, from asteroid impacts to plate tectonics, revealing how chaos and luck made life possible.

You’ll learn

  • Earth's crust is constantly shifting
  • Mass extinctions shaped evolution
  • We are made of stardust
  • Humanity now drives a sixth extinction