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How is it possible for the disciplines of cosmology, geology, anthropology, biology, and history to fit together? These 48 lectures answer that question by weaving a single story from accounts of the past developed by a variety of scholarly disciplines. The result is a story stretching from the origins of the universe to the present day and beyond, in which human history is seen as part of the history of our Earth and biosphere, and the Earth's history, in turn, is seen as part of the history of the universe.

"The Big Pause You Should Take Before Co-Signing a Student Loan" is from the August 12, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Ron Lieber and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.