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A Short Story Of Everything - David Christian

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Importance of a Big History Course

The Big History Project aims to teach the history of humanity in a semester-long course. The project is funded by Bill Gates, who co-founded it with Melinda Gates years ago. "I don't think he'd be upset if I said he's a real nerd," says David Frum about his philanthropic partner. 'He works like crazy and he doesn't need to'

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