Books by Gregory Laughlin
“From the big bang to the first stars 100,000 years later is the Primordial Era. We now live in the Stelliferous Era which is characterised by billions upon billions of shining stars and the vast energy they output. But in 100 trillion years, these stars will have burnt out and the Degenerate Era will be characterised by what happens to their dying embers. And in about a trillion trillion trillion years, even these will be gone and we will only be left with black holes. Then, after 10 to the power of 100 years, even the black holes will evaporate, leaving an everlasting Dark Era.” Read more...
Toby Ord, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Gregory Laughlin were recommended
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Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History
by David Christian -
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Origins: How The Earth Made Us
by Lewis Dartnell -
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The Five Ages of the Universe: Inside the Physics of Eternity
by Fred Adams & Gregory Laughlin -
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
by Carl Sagan -
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Diaspora
by Greg Egan
The best books on Big History, recommended by Toby Ord
The best books on Big History, recommended by Toby Ord
‘Big history’ looks at history on the timescale of the Earth and the universe, rather than just the short period of time that humanity has been around. Here, Toby Ord, a moral philosopher at Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute, recommends books to get a handle on it, and explains why now is a critical time for Homo sapiens.
