A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves

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A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves is a popular science book by geologist Walter Alvarez that traces the intertwined history of the cosmos, Earth, life, and human civilization over deep time.

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author Walter Alvarez NERFINISHED
describedBySource described as tracing the intertwined history of the cosmos, Earth, life, and human civilization over deep time
fieldOfWork Earth sciences
big history
cosmology
evolutionary biology
focus connections between cosmic, geological, biological, and human histories
genre big history
popular science
science writing
hasPart discussion of human cultural evolution
discussion of mass extinctions
discussion of the Anthropocene
discussion of the emergence of life
discussion of the formation of Earth
discussion of the formation of the solar system
discussion of the origin of the universe
intendedAudience general audience
language English
mainSubject Earth history
cosmic evolution
cosmology
deep time
evolution of life
geology
history of science
human civilization
human evolution
planetary science
narrativeScope from the Big Bang to modern human societies
notableAuthorOccupation geologist
perspective interdisciplinary
scientific

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