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BIG HISTORY

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This article possibly contains  original research . Learn more A diagram of the  Big Bang  expansion according to  NASA Artist's depiction of the  WMAP  satellite gathering data to help scientists understand the Big Bang Big History is an academic discipline which examines  history  from the  Big Bang  to the  present . Big History resists specialization, and searches for universal patterns or trends. It examines long  time frames  using a  multidisciplinary approach  based on combining numerous disciplines from science and the humanities, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] and explores human existence in the context of this bigger picture. [6]  It integrates studies of the cosmos, Earth, life, and humanity using  empirical evidence  to explore  cause-and-effect relations, [7] [8]  and is taught at universities [9]  and secondary schools [10] often using web-based interactive prese...