information roundabout

I was dubious about Twitter (140 characters too like txt mssgng, which I can’t stand to use at all), but after 24 hrs am now convinced it’s useful…
item, some guy I’d not heard of following me (why? no matter), so check him out: oh look, he’s following Fred Spier, whose 1996 book on Big History [...]

Information and big history

Start a conversation about the future and history is usually invoked in the first minute or so. The small band of brave academics who pursue “Big History” are good to ponder here – creating narratives which cover the whole shebang, not just a special period.
Half way there are those who take one key theme through [...]