The history of the universe... in 4 minutes - BBC Ideas

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Historian and author of Origin Story, David Christian, runs through 13.8 billion years of history - and looks at the impact of humanity.

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A playlist featuring new, challenging and even visionary thinking around climate change and sustainability.

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The history of the universe... in 4 minutes

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Could we bring back mammoths to fight climate change?

The girl who changed the world with an acorn

Is it time to reassess our relationship with nature?

What if everyone in the world planted a tree?

The child who tried to save the world... in 1992

Three pioneers who predicted climate change

Viewpoint: It's time to end our love affair with cars

What if all the wasps disappeared?

What if the whole world went vegan?

Is your pension contributing to climate change?

Do we need to re-think our ideas of time?

How to build an igloo (when the climate is changing)

The river that’s a legal person

How half a degree could change the world forever

Are you suffering from eco-anxiety?

Why water is one of the weirdest things in the universe

Imagining a world without fossil fuels

Climate change: The problem with the enemy narrative

Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth

Should we stop flying?

Four ways AI can help tackle climate change

Can fashion ever be sustainable?

Can we transform the world in 12 years?

Could circular economics fix the planet?

What's behind denialism?

'There's a danger of losing our tenure on this planet'

'Climate change need not become the legacy we leave'

Climate change: The 'grand challenge' of our generation

The problem with plastic: A 10-year-old's take

Opinion: The super-rich are damaging the environment

The woman who planted 50m trees (with a little help...)