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By Michael Alan Prestwood
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13.8 Billion Years Ago
Highly speculative.
Singularity
natdrj, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
13.8 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Big Bang Expansion
Big Bang Expansion
13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond
Highly Speculative. An irrational idea rationally deduced.
Planck Era
Electrostatic plasma sphere in the dark. Tesla coil - physics experiment
How predetermined are our choices?
Free Will
Free Will
13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond
Mostly speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced.
Grand Unification Era
Science physics formula e=mc2, Theory of relativity composed with colored and carved stones
Our true origin story.
Evolution
Evolution
13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond
A bit speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced but with some empirical data.
Inflationary Epoch
Person shining a light at the sky and making the stars rapidly move in circles - fantasy concept
What separates humans from animals.
Cultural Transmission
Cultural Transmission
13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Millisecond
A bit speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced but with some empirical data.
Electroweak Era
big bang, black hole, supermassive star, galaxy, cosmos, physical, science fiction wallpaper.
13.8 Billion Years Ago: First Hour
A bit speculative. Still an irrational idea rationally deduced but with some empirical data.
Nucleosynthesis Period
Closeup shot of a colorful plasma ball on a black background
13.7 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
First Atoms
Molecules or atom isolated on blue background
13.6 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Population III Stars: Heavier Elements
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
13.59 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Population II Stars: Heavy Element Synthesis
Cosmos Stars Cluster Structure Stunning Astrophotography Dramatic Celestial Wallpaper. Bright blue n
13.4 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Galaxies are Born
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
About 13.39 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Birth of the Milky Way
milky way forest
10 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Population I Stars: Like our Sun
Stars in observatory
10 Billion Years Ago
Verified: 10 to 7 Billion Years Ago
Interstellar Clouds: Organic Molecules
debris of a stellar explosion, 3d illustration
4.6 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Birth of the Sun
Epic sun surface flare prominence solar system
4.5 Billion Years Ago
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Earth is Born
Solar system planets set. The Sun and planets in a row on univer
4.48 Billion Years Ago
4.49 to 4.6 Billion Years Ago
First Atmosphere: Hydrogen & Helium
First Atmosphere: Hydrogen & Helium
4.45 Billion Years Ago
Spedulative guess: 4.2 to 4.4 Billion Years Ago
Inorganic Precursors to Organic Molecules
Inorganic Precursors to Organic Molecules
4.44 Billion Years Ago
About 60 million years after Earth forms.
Moon Formation
Moon Formation
4.3 Billion Years Ago
4.5 to 4 Billion Years Ago
Second Atmosphere: Carbon Dioxide & Nitrogen
Second Atmosphere: Carbon Dioxide & Nitrogen
4.2 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Self-replication emerges
First Life: Self-Replicating Molecules
a group of orange and red objects floating in the air
4.2 Billion Years Ago
4 to 4.4 Billion Years Ago
First Oceans: Fresh Water
sunset north sea sea 2191645
4.1 Billion Years Ago (+/- 200 milion)
Self-sustaining chemical reactions
Metabolic Pathways
Metabolic Pathways
4.1 Billion Years Ago
Spedulative guess: 4 to 4.4 Billion Years Ago
Chemical Evolution of Organic Molecules
3d illustration. Model of serotonin molecule, Hormone of Happiness
4 Billion Years Ago
Spedulative guess: 3.9 to 4.1 Billion Years Ago
Formation of Prebiotic Microenvironments
Geyser in Yellowstone National Park
3.9 Billion Years Ago
Spedulative guess: 3.8 to 4.1 Billion Years Ago
Cellular Membranes
Cellular Membranes
3.9 Billion years ago (+/- 100 million)
The engine gets wrapped in a bubble.
Assembly of Protocells
Assembly of Protocells
3.85 Billion Years Ago (before LUCA)
Leading Hypothesis: Molecules drifted; Chemistry binds.
RNA World
RNA World
3.8 Billion Yeas Ago
From 4.6 to 3.8 bya.
Late Heavy Bombardment
Late Heavy Bombardment
3.75 Billion years ago (+/- 100 million)
DNA, Ribosomes, and ATP
LUCA: Last Universal Common Ancestor
LUCA: Last Universal Common Ancestor
3.73 Billion Years Ago (after LUCA)
Membrane and metabolic diversity.
Prokaryotic Life
Prokaryotic Life
3.73 Billion Years Ago (shortly after LUCA)
Ether-linked membranes and distinct genetic machinery
Archaea Diverge
Archaea Diverge
~3.72 Billion Years Ago (after prokaryotes)
Mechanical sensitivity to pressure and membrane stretch
Touch: Life Learns to Feel Force
Touch: Life Learns to Feel Force
~3.7 Billion years ago (shortly after LUCA)
Peptidoglycan cell wall and Ester-linked lipids
First True Bacteria
First True Bacteria
~3.7 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million)
Virus: Riboviria (Early RNA replicators)
Virus: Riboviria (Early RNA replicators)
3.5 Billion Years Ago
3.5 to 2.5 Billion Years Ago
Second Oceans: From Fresh to Salty
Second Oceans: From Fresh to Salty
3.42 Billion BCE
3.42 to 3.7 Billion BCE
Oldest Known Fossil-Microorganisms
micro organisms cells background
~3.2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 200 million)
The HK97-Fold (Steel Pouch)
Bacteriophage → Duplodnaviria
Bacteriophage → Duplodnaviria
~3 Billion years ago
Photosynthetic experiments
Bacteria Photosynthesis begins
~2.75 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
double jelly-roll capsid DNA viruses
Virus: Varidnaviria
Virus: Varidnaviria
2.7 Billion Years Ago
2.7 to 2.6 BYA
Cyanobacteria: Sun Energy as Food!
top view of woman holding paper cut sun and planet with renewable energy sources on turquoise
~2.5 Billion years ago (+/- 100 million)
Photosynthetic Specialization Emerges
Bacteria cyanobacteria & oxygenic photosynthesis
2.4 Billion Years Ago (+/- 300 million years)
The First True Eukaryotes
The First True Eukaryotes
2.4 Billion Years Ago
2.4 BYA to about 540 MYA
Third Atmosphere: Oxygen Atmosphere
planet-blue-atmosphere
~2.4 Billion years ago (+/- 100 million)
Bacteria are added to eukaryote ancestor cells
Bacterial Endosymbiosis: Origin of Eukaryotes
Bacterial Endosymbiosis: Origin of Eukaryotes
~2.2 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Oxygen-respiring bacteria diversify
Bacteria Aerobic metabolism expands
2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million years)
Nucleus and internal organelles
Protozoa Evolve
Protozoa Evolve
~1.75 billion years ago (+/- 50 million)
Last Eukaryote Common Ancestor
LECA: Likely Sexual Reproduction
LECA: Likely Sexual Reproduction
~1.75 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
single-stranded DNA viruses
Monodnaviria
Monodnaviria
1.65 Billion Yeas Ago (+/- 50 million)
Life that later leads to these kingdoms separates.
Plant Ancestors Split from Animal and Fungi Ancestors
Plant Ancestors Split from Animal and Fungi Ancestors
~1.55 Billion Years Ago (+/- 5 million)
Two "Anterior" Flagella - plant rowboats
Bikonts: Plant Ancestors Split Off Again (Front-Pull Pioneers)
Bikonts: Plant Ancestors Split Off Again (Front-Pull Pioneers)
1.5 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million years)
Chloroplast refinement, chlorophyll variants
Red-Green Algae Ancestors Split
Red-Green Algae Ancestors Split
~1.3 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million)
Transition to a Single Flagellum
Unikonts: Single-Motor flagella Reform
Unikonts: Single-Motor flagella Reform
~1.3 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Bacteria Diversify: Major modern phyla
~1.25 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Stitch themselves permanently into the host’s genome
Retroviruses (within Riboviria)
Retroviruses (within Riboviria)
~1.2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 300 million)
Cytoplasmic streaming and vesicle transport
Intracellular Flow and Nutrient Exchange
Intracellular Flow and Nutrient Exchange
~1.15 Billion Years Ago (+/- 50 million)
12 unique amino acids + glycogen energy storage + True Posterior Flagellum
Opisthokonts: True Posterior Flagellum
Opisthokonts: True Posterior Flagellum
~1.1 Billion Years Ago (inferred, +/- 100 million)
Small motile gamete and larger nutrient-rich gamete
Oogamy: Early Gamete Specialization Before Animals
Sperm and egg cell on microscope. Scientific background.
~1 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Extreme genetic theft
Giant viruses (within Varidnaviria)
Giant viruses (within Varidnaviria)
~950 Million Years Ago (+/- 50 million)
External digestion + chitin cell walls
Fungi Ancestors Split Off: (aquatic Holomycota)
Fungi Ancestors Split Off: (aquatic Holomycota)
~750 Million Years Ago (+/- 50 million)
Animal Ancestors Split Off: Cadherin Cell Glue (Holozoa)
Animal Ancestors Split Off: Cadherin Cell Glue (Holozoa)
640 Million Years Ago (+/- 20 million)
Stable cell adhesion and tissue specialization
First Multicellular Animals
First Multicellular Animals
635-600 Million Years Ago
Proto-brain; Pre-brain memory; Presentient.
Presentient Animals Emerge: The Ediacaran Prelude
Presentient Animals Emerge: The Ediacaran Prelude
~620 Million Years Ago (+/- 20 million)
tissue-level reproduction
First Animal Egg Layers
First Animal Egg Layers
600 Mya
Chemoreception: Taste and Smell Emerge
Chemoreception: Taste and Smell Emerge
~600 Million years ago (+/- 20 million)
Sperm-like reproduction to spread seed to new soil.
First True Fungi: Chytrids (and living fossils)
First True Fungi: Chytrids (and living fossils)
555 Million Years Ago (+/- 5 million)
Nerve nets and muscle cells
First True Animals – Comb Jellyfish
Jellyfish moving through water
~550 Million Years Ago (+/- 25 million)
Diffusion and body-cavity circulation
Internal Fluid Transport in Early Animals
545 Million Years Ago (after through-gut digestion: mouth/anus)
Circulatory fluid transport (veins)
True Circulatory Systems: Blood Veins
blood, cells, red
540 Mya
Vision Emerges; Proto-Simple Brains; Pre-vertebrate Cord.
Vision Emerges: The Pre-fish Chordates
Vision Emerges: The Pre-fish Chordates
530 Million BCE
530 to 520 Million Years Ago
First Vertebrates
First Vertebrates
520 Million Years Ago
First Simple Brains; Proto-Short-Term Memory; Simple Sentience.
Earliest Known Hunter
Earliest Known Hunter
520 Million BCE
Simple Brains; Proto-Short-Term Memory; Simple Sentience.
Simple Sentience Settles: Haikouichthys
Simple Sentience Settles: Haikouichthys
510 Million BCE
Not a fish ancestor, not our ancestor.
Simple Cephalopod Sentience Evolves
Simple Cephalopod Sentience Evolves
~480 MYA (+/- 20 million)
Filamentous growth (hyphae); terrestrial colonization
Hyphae break rock
Hyphae break rock
470 Million Years Ago (+/- 10 million)
Early water transport
Embryophytes: First True Plants
yellow and red flowers on gray rock
~450 Million years ago (+/- 10 million)
Arbuscular mycorrhizae (Glomeromycota symbiosis)
Fungal Underground Alliance
Fungal Underground Alliance
425 Million Years Ago
425 MYA (+/- 15 Million Years)
Keratin Genes & the Rise of Scales in Fish
Keratin Genes & the Rise of Scales in Fish
~425 Million years ago (+/- 25 million)
Ascomycota and Basidiomycota Split
Fungal Great Split: Ascomycota & Basidiomycota
Fungal Great Split: Ascomycota & Basidiomycota
~420 MYA (+/- 20 million)
Large upright fungal structures (e.g., Prototaxites)
Fungal Giants of the Devonian
Fungal Giants of the Devonian
414 Million BCE
Oldest Known Air Breather
Oldest Known Air Breather
400 Million BCE
Lungs Evolve: Lobe-Finned Fish and the Lungfish Ancestor
Living fossil fish, Coelacanth.
385 Million Years Ago (+/- 5 million years)
Secondary growth wood and deep roots
First True Trees: Spore Reproduction
First True Trees: Spore Reproduction
~380 million years ago (± 15 million)
Air breathing lungs and lobed pectoral fins
The Senegal Bichir: A Living Fossil
The Senegal Bichir: A Living Fossil
375 Mya
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Simple Sentience.
Long-Term Memory Evolves: Tiktaalik
Long-Term Memory Evolves: Tiktaalik
370 Mya
Land Hearing Emerges; Yet Larger Brains.
Land Hearing Emerges: Amphibians
Land Hearing Emerges: Amphibians
318 Million BCE
Reptile Amniotic Eggs
Corn snake hatching, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus, also know as red rat snake
~308 million years ago (+/- 5 million)
Naked seeds in cones (gymnosperm reproduction)
Conifers branch off
Conifers branch off
307 million years ago
2026 Discovery Pushing Back Herbivores
First Land Herbivore: Tyrannoroter heberti
First Land Herbivore: Tyrannoroter heberti
300 million years ago
±20 million years
Proto-Play
Proto-Play
~300 million years ago (± 10 million years)
Stem Selachians: Modern Sharks LCA
Stem Selachians: Modern Sharks LCA
295 Million BCE
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Early Complex Sentience.
Early Complex Sentience Emerges: Dimetrodon
Early Complex Sentience Emerges: Dimetrodon
270 Million Years Ago (+/- 5 million years)
Efficient vascular networks inside leaves
Ginkgo biloba-like Trees: True Leaves
Ginkgo biloba-like Trees: True Leaves
~270 million years ago (± 20 million years)
Increased light capture area
Ginkgo biloba — A Living Fossil in My Backyard
ginko, leaf, ginko tree, ginko leaf, nature, medicinal plant, green, tree, ginko, ginko, ginko, ginko, ginko, ginko tree
Circa 260 Million BCE
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics
252 MYA (+/- 5 million years)
Needle morphology and resin canals
Pine Needles Evolve
Pine Needles Evolve
~252 MYA (Permian–Triassic boundary)
Massive fungal proliferation after extinction
Fungal Survivors of Extinction
Fungal Survivors of Extinction
250 Million BCE to 1 CE
Pangaea Super Continent Breakup
Pangaea Super Continent Breakup
245 Million Years Ago
Erect hind-limb posture
Dinosauromorphs Emerge: Asilisaurus kongwe
Dinosauromorphs Emerge: Asilisaurus kongwe
243 Million Years Ago
Strengthened hip and shoulder architecture
Nyasasaurus parringtoni
Nyasasaurus parringtoni
240 Million Years Ago
Elongated hind limbs, better running, reduced forelimbs
Marasuchus lilloensis
240 Million Years Ago
XX/XY Sex System Emerges: A Tale of Mammalian Evolution
XX/XY Sex System Emerges: A Tale of Mammalian Evolution
229 Million Years Ago (± 1.5 million)
Fully open hip socket (perforated acetabulum)
First True Dinosaur: Eoraptor lunensis.
First True Dinosaur: Eoraptor lunensis.
225 million years ago (±5 million years)
When dinosaurs rose, our line quietly began.
Platypus–Ape Common Ancestor
Platypus–Ape Common Ancestor
203 Million BCE (+/- 3 million)
Differentiated teeth and true mammalian jaw
Morganucodon: An Early Mammalian
Morganucodon: An Early Mammalian
190 Million Years Ago (+/- 10 million years)
Parental care, brain plasticity, extended juvenile period
Early Play Evolves in Mammals
Early Play Evolves in Mammals
185 Million BCE
Placental nutrient transfer (in placentals)
Mammals: First Live Births
Mammals: First Live Births
145 Million Years Ago (+/- 5 million years)
Rapid vascular transport
Modern Trees: Modern Leaves
Modern Trees: Modern Leaves
140 Million BCE
South America Splits from Africa
By 130 Million Years Ago
Molecular analysis might push this back to 149 or maybe even 256 mya.
The First Flowers
circa 125 Million BCE
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Complex Sentience; Likely Proto Self-aware.
Complex Sentience Settles: Eomaia scansoria
Complex Sentience Settles: Eomaia scansoria
125 Million Years Ago
Expanded Limbic System, reward circuitry
Animal Vocabulary: Dozens of Words
Animal Vocabulary: Dozens of Words
~95 Million Years Ago (+/- 5 million)
Tall, fire-resistant, long-lived conifer specialization.
Redwood Lineage Emerges
Redwood Lineage Emerges
80 Million BCE
Appendix
Appendix
80 Million Years Ago (+/- 10 million years)
Enlarged neocortex
Higher Play Evolves in Social Mammals
Higher Play Evolves in Social Mammals
66 Million BCE
Grasping hand and flexible ankles
Purgatorius — Earliest known proto-primate.
© N. Tamura (CC BY-SA)
60 Million Years Ago
Opposable Thumb Emerges
Opposable Thumb Emerges
56 Million BCE (+/- 2 million)
Enhanced color perception, Diet-driven brain growth
Plesiadapis: First fruit-insect eaters.
Plesiadapis: First fruit-insect eaters.
56 Million BCE
Opening of the North Atlantic Ocean
Fama Clamosa, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
50 Million BCE
Territory memory, where things are, hippocampus development
Early Self-Awareness: Miacis
Early Self-Awareness: Miacis
32 Million Years Ago (+/- 2 million)
Ape Thumb Evolves
Ape Thumb Evolves
30 Million BCE
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Complex Sentience; Semi Self-awareness settles in.
Early Intelligence Emerges: Aegyptopithecus zeuxis
Early Intelligence Emerges: Aegyptopithecus zeuxis
27 Million Years Ago (+/- 2 million)
Large neocortex, Coalition politics emerge
Baboons Branch Off: Old World Monkeys
Baboons Branch Off: Old World Monkeys
20 Million Year Ago (+/- 2 Million Years)
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Complex Sentience; Maybe Self-aware; Likely Simple EI.
Genus Proconsul (Self-Awareness Settles)
Genus Proconsul (Self-Awareness Settles)
18 Million Years Ago, ± 3 million years
Causal reasoning, Early prefrontal integration
Great Apes: Medicine Emerges
Great Apes: Medicine Emerges
17 Million Years Ago, ± 1 million
Long-distance pair bonding, Fine motor control
Gibbons Branch Off: Genus Hylobates
Gibbons Branch Off: Genus Hylobates
16.5 Million Years Ago (+/- 2 Million Years)
Tool potential begins, Neocortical expansion
Emergence of the Great Apes (Great Apes LCA)
Emergence of the Great Apes (Great Apes LCA)
Lived 16 to 14 Million Years Ago
Prefrontal–limbic integration, Reading others, Modulating reaction
Genus Kenyapithecus: EI Emerges
Genus Kenyapithecus: EI Emerges
circa 15 Million Years Ago
Inferior frontal gyrus homologues, Mirror neuron systems
Animal Vocabulary: Thousands of Words (The Great Apes)
Animal Vocabulary: Thousands of Words (The Great Apes)
14.5 Million Years Ago (+/- 2 million)
Limbic vocalization pathways, Breath control
Laughter Emerges
Laughter Emerges
By 14 Million Years Ago
Phenotype Variations
Skin Color Diversity Across and within Primate Species
Skin Color Diversity Across and within Primate Species
Emerged 13 mya, extinct 9 to 7 mya
Cultural Transmission
Genus Dryopithecus: Cultural Transmission Emerges
Genus Dryopithecus: Cultural Transmission Emerges
Emerged 12.5 to 12 mya, extinct 8.5 to 7 mya.
Complex Brains; Long-Term Memory; Complex Sentience; Self-aware; Complex EI.
Orangutans Branch Off: Genus Sivapithecus
Orangutans Branch Off: Genus Sivapithecus
Emerged 10 mya, extinct 9.8 to 9 mya.
Ancestral Hominids (us, pre-split)
Gorillas Branch Off: Genus Nakalipithecus
Gorillas Branch Off: Genus Nakalipithecus
9 Million Years Ago
Enhanced spatial mapping and endurance planning
Transition from Trees to Savannah Begins
Transition from Trees to Savannah Begins
Emerged 9 mya, extinct 100,000 BCE.
Genus Gigantopithecus
7.5 Million Years Ago
Advanced coalition politics and tool precursors
Chimpanzees Branch Off (CHLCA)
Chimpanzees Branch Off (CHLCA)
7 Million BCE
Partial bipedal posture + visual reorientation
Genus: Sahelanthropus (Walking Upright)
Genus: Sahelanthropus (Walking Upright)
7 Million Years Ago
Genus Gorilla
Genus Gorilla
6 Million Years Ago (Maybe Us)
Femoral adaptation, Motor cortex recalibration
Genus: Orrorin
Genus: Orrorin
Lived 5.8 to 4.4 Million Years Ago (Maybe Us)
Reduced aggression, Reduced canine dimorphism
Genus: Ardipithecus
Genus: Ardipithecus
3.66 Million Years Ago
Hominin
Echoes of Early Steps: The Laetoli Footprints
Echoes of Early Steps: The Laetoli Footprints
3.4 Million Years Ago
cognitive sequencing + motor precision + future modeling
Early Wood tools
Early Wood tools
3.3 Million BCE (Hominins)
Prefrontal Cortex Expansion, Internal 3D modeling
Early Stone Tools
Early Stone Tools
3.3 Million Years Ago
Collective Learning Emerges
Collective Learning Emerges
3 Million Years Ago (+/- 400,000 years)
Human Thumb Evolves
Human Thumb Evolves
3 Million Years Ago
+/- 1 million years
Human Laughter Emerges
Cheerful children's laughter
2.9 Million BCI
Hominin, Us, From 4.2 to 2 MYA
Genus: Australopithecus
Genus: Australopithecus
2.7 Million Years Ago
Hominin, Not Us (2.7 to 1.2 million years ago)
Genus: Paranthropus
Genus: Paranthropus
2.3 Million BCE
Homo habilis: Our Intelligence Settles.
Homo habilis: Our Intelligence Settles.
2 Million BCE
Hominids, Not Us (different branch)
Emergence of the Chimpanzee Family
Bonobo chimpanzees in the wilderness in Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Million Years Ago
First Proto-Containers
First Proto-Containers
2 Million Years Ago (Up to about 15,000 years ago)
Olduvai Gorge Site: A Glimpse into Early Organizational Behavior
Olduvai Gorge Site: A Glimpse into Early Organizational Behavior
1.9 Million BCE
Homo erectus: A True Omnivore
Homo erectus: A True Omnivore
1.8 Million Years Ago (+/- 500,000 years)
Emergence of Early Hominin Shelters
Emergence of Early Hominin Shelters
1.8 million years ago
Earliest Known Toothpicks
Earliest Known Toothpicks
1.76 Million BCE
Hand Axe
Hand Axe
1.75 Million Years Ago
Modern Gorilla Species
Modern Gorilla Species
1.52 Million BCE
1.53 to 1.51 Million BCE
Oldest Modern Human-like Footprints
Oldest Modern Human-like Footprints
1.5 Million Years Ago (+/- 500,000 years)
Chimpanzee-Bonobo Split
Chimpanzee-Bonobo Split
1.2 Million BCE
Supported by DNA evidence.
Less Body Hair Emerges in Homo erectus
Less Body Hair Emerges in Homo erectus
1.2 Million BCE
Homo antecessor: Earlier Modern Looks
Homo antecessor: Earlier Modern Looks
800,000 BCE
800,000 to 200,000 BCE
Rapid Brain Growth
blue and green peacock feather
790,000 BCE
Genus Homo
Fire-Altered Stone Tools
Fire-Altered Stone Tools
770,000 BCE
from circa 770,000 BCE to circa 5700 BCE
Seasonal Settlements at Zhoukoudian site
Seasonal Settlements at Zhoukoudian site
700,000 BCE
Hyoid Bone: Speach Emerges
Hyoid Bone: Speach Emerges
700,000 BCE
Highly speculative. Based on rational analysis of the great apes.
Hominin World Population: 2 Million (speculative)
Hominin World Population: 2 Million (speculative)
700,000 Years Ago
Full Emotional Intelligence Emerges
Full Emotional Intelligence Emerges
Circa 640,000 Years Ago
Homo heidelbergensis on Earth from about 640,000 to 200,000 BCE.
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo heidelbergensis
600,000 Years Age
First Clothes: Proto-Clothing and the Advent of Garments
First Clothes: Proto-Clothing and the Advent of Garments
475,000 Years Ago
Transcendental Intelligence Emerges
Transcendental Intelligence Emerges
440,000 Years Ago (+/- 40,000 years)
Neanderthal-Sapien LCA
Neanderthal-Sapien LCA
430,000 BCE
On Earth from 430,000 to 29,000 BCE
Homo neanderthalensis: Verified True Symbolic Thought
Homo neanderthalensis: Verified True Symbolic Thought
400,000 Years Ago
Genus Orangutans
Orangutan standing
circa 400,000 Years Ago
Nice, France
Terra Amata Site, France
Terra Amata Site, France
350,000 BCE
400,000 to 300,000 BCE
Oldest Surviving Spear
Oldest Surviving Spear
335,000 BCE
Human, but probably not our human branch.
Homo naledi: A Likely Hybrid
Homo naledi: A Likely Hybrid
315,000 BCE
Homo Sapiens: Advanced Transcendental Intelligence
Homo Sapiens: Advanced Transcendental Intelligence
300,000 BCE
500 to 30 Thousand BCE
Neanderthal-Denisovan Split
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spread_and_Evolution_of_Denisovans.jpg
300,000 BCE
Africa; 300,000 to 500,000 years ago
Venus of Tan-Tan
Venus of Tan-Tan
300,000 BCE
Very speculative.
Hominin World Population: 2 Million (maybe)
Hominin World Population: 2 Million (maybe)
300,000 Years Ago
Survived from about 300,000 to 125,000 years ago.
Homo rhodesiensis: A Hybrid Lesson
Homo rhodesiensis: A Hybrid Lesson
Before 290,000 BCE
Hominins; 290,000 to 700,000 years ago
Bhimbetka Petroglyphs, Cupules
Bhimbetka Petroglyphs, Cupules
275,000 BCE
Adam: Haplogroup A
Adam: Haplogroup A
236,000 Years Ago
Extinction: Homo naledi
Extinction: Homo naledi
200,000 Years Ago
Extinction: Homo heidelbergensis
Extinction: Homo heidelbergensis
175,000 BCE
200,000 to 150,000 BCE
Eve: Haplogroup L
Eve: Haplogroup L
150,000 BCE
200,000 to 150,000 BCE
Modern Human Looks and Brains
lover couple of caucasian male and female lay down at the beach relaxing
146,000 Years Ago
Homo longi: Rewriting Human Migration Narratives
Homo longi: Rewriting Human Migration Narratives
125,000 BCE
125,000 to 60,000 BCE
Seasonal Settlements at Klasies River Caves
Seasonal Settlements at Klasies River Caves
125,000 Years Ago
Extinction: Homo rhodesiensis
Extinction: Homo rhodesiensis
120,000 BCE
130,000 to 100,000 BCE
Many Early Out of Africa Migrations
Many Early Out of Africa Migrations
100,000 BCE
Extinction: Gigantopithecus
76,000 BCE
Earliest Known Prepared Burial, “Mtoto”
Earliest Known Prepared Burial, “Mtoto”
75,000 BCE
Blombos Cave Engravings
Blombos Cave Engravings
70,000 BCE
2,800 Generations Ago
“The” Human DNA
Spiral strands of DNA on the dark background
70,000 BCE
Starting by 70,000 BCE
Successful Out of Africa Migration
Successful Out of Africa Migration
70,000 BCE
2,880 Generations Ago
Oldest Known Bracelet
Oldest Known Bracelet
By 70,000 BCE
World Population: 1.5 Million
World Population: 1.5 Million
70,000 BCE
circa 60 to 70 thousand BCE
The Sentinelese people on North Sentinel Island
The Sentinelese people on North Sentinel Island
65,000 BCE
Homo sapiens or an earlier Homo species
The Settlement of Australia
The Settlement of Australia
65,000 BCE
Extinction: Homo luzonensis
Extinction: Homo luzonensis
Before 64000 BCE
Upper Paleolithic
Neanderthal Art: Symbolic Thought
Neanderthal Art: Symbolic Thought
50 to 60 Thousand BCE
Divje Babe Flute
Divje Babe Flute
50,000 BCE
Extinction: Homo Erectus
Extinction: Homo Erectus
50,000 BCE
Speculative: 20 to more than 50 thousand years ago.
Cuban Underwater City: More Research Needed
Cuban Underwater City: More Research Needed
48,000 BCE
58,000 to 48,000 BCE
Extinction: Homo floresiensis
Extinction: Homo floresiensis
48,000 BCE (+/- 2,000 years)
Neanderthal Rope!
Neanderthal Rope!
42,200 BCE
44,200 to 43,000 years old according to 24 radiocarbon tests
Lebombo bone: First Lunar Phase Counter
Lebombo bone: First Lunar Phase Counter
circa 41,900 BCE
Sulawesi Cave Art
Sulawesi Cave Art
circa 40,000 BCE
Phenotype Variation: Eye Shape and the Epicanthic Fold
Phenotype Variation: Eye Shape and the Epicanthic Fold
circa 40,000 BCE
Spain & France
Upper Paleolithic Cave Art with Symbols
Upper Paleolithic Cave Art with Symbols
40,000
Extinction: Denisovans
Extinction: Denisovans
38,000 BCE
38,000 to 33,000 BCE
Venus of Hohle Fels
Ramessos, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
38,000 BCE
38,000 to 33,000 BCE
Bone Flute
Bone Flute
38,000 BCE
Extinction range: 38,000 BCE to 22,000 BCE
Extinction: Neanderthals
Extinction: Neanderthals
30,000 BCE
Chauvet Cave Paintings
Chauvet Cave Paintings
30,000 BCE
29 to 32 thousand years ago.
Czeck: Dolní Věstonice Community
Czeck: Dolní Věstonice Community
30,000 BCE
32,000 Years Ago
Sunghir Burial Site
Sunghir Burial Site
28,000 BCE
28,000 to 21,000 BCE
Advanced Sewing Needles
Advanced Sewing Needles
By 25,000 Years Ago (+/- 10,000 years)
Modern Skin Color Variety Emerges
Modern Skin Color Variety Emerges
20,000 BCE
From circa 20,000 to 3,000 BCE
Seasonal Settlements at Franchthi Cave
Seasonal Settlements at Franchthi Cave
By 20,000 BCE
Earliest Known Domesticated Animal: Dogs
Wolf-to-dog: same species, dogs are a subspecies
18,000 BCE
15 to 20 Thousand Years Agao
Ukraine: Mezhyrich Community
Ukraine: Mezhyrich Community
circa 14,800 BCE
Seasonal Settlements at Monte Verde
Seasonal Settlements at Monte Verde
circa 13000 BCE
The Clovis Culture
The Clovis Culture
Before 14,400 BCE
Middle East
The Invention of Bread
Assortment of baked bread
circa 11,500 BCE
Evidence of farming: rye seeds
Tell Abu Hureyra
Tell Abu Hureyra
10,000 BCE
Estimates range from 2 to 5 million
World Population: 4 Million
World Population: 4 Million
9,700 BCE
Start of "our" Holocene geological epoch
Neolithic Revolution
Trevethy Quoit a Portal Dolmen in Cornwall
Start of heyday: circa 9600 BCE
Initial construction circa 11,000 BCE (13,000 years ago)
Göbekli Tepe Culture (11000 BCE to 8000 BCE)
Göbekli Tepe Culture (11000 BCE to 8000 BCE)
Before 9000 BCE
Mexico
Corn
Glass Gem Flint Corn
before 9000 BCE
Plaster Invented
wall, decay, plaster
9000 BCE
Jericho Founded
St Geaorge Monastery Desert
circa 8000 BCE
China
The Domestication of Rice
Bali Rice Fields
8000 BCE
Genetic Mutation from the Neolithic Era
Phenotype Variation: Blue Eyes
Photo of Woman With Blue Eyes and Black Hair
circa 8000 BCE (speculative)
Under Investigation: Yonaguni Monument
Yonaguni Monument Terraces midpart NWW
circa 8000 BCE
Americas Agrarian Society
Mexico: Guilá Naquitz (Agrarian)
Mexico: Guilá Naquitz (Agrarian)
7500 BCE
Phenotype Variation: Lactose Tollerance
Phenotype Variation: Lactose Tollerance
circa 7500 BCE
Middle East Agrarian Society
Egypt: Nabta Playa (Agrarian)
Egypt: Nabta Playa (Agrarian)
circa 7500 BCE
Europe/Mediterranean Agrarian Society
Greece: Sesklo Culture (Agrarian)
Greece: Sesklo Culture (Agrarian)
Circa 8000-7000 BCE
Fuxi (伏羲)
Fuxi (伏羲)
Circa 8000-7000 BCE
Nüwa (女娲)
Nüwa (女娲)
circa 7200 BCE
Jordan
Ain Ghazal Statues: Early Plaster Art
Ain Ghazal Statues: Early Plaster Art
7,100 BCE
7,100 to 5,700 BCE
City of Catalhoyuk
City of Catalhoyuk
circa 7000 BCE
9,000 Years Ago
Beer, Ale, Wine
glass of beer, sausages and bread on the table
circa 7000 BCE
12,000 to 9,000 BCE (representing the start of 12,000 years)
Zoroastrian Universe Creation Date
Zoroastrian Universe Creation Date
circa 7000 BCE
Asia Agrarian Society
China: Jiahu Settlement (Agrarian)
China: Jiahu Settlement (Agrarian)
circa 7000 BCE
Oceana-Australasia Agrarian Society
New Guinea: Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Agrarian)
New Guinea: Kuk Early Agricultural Site (Agrarian)
7000 BCE
7000-6001 BCE
Neolithic Symbols: China
Neolithic Symbols: China
6900 to 6300 BCE
Origins over 9,000 Years Ago
Atlit Yam Neolithic Village
Atlit Yam Neolithic Village
6500 BCE
6500 through 1900 BCE
Early Sumer Civilization
Early Sumer Civilization
6,000 BCE
Oldest Known Flute in China
Oldest Known Flute in China
Before 5500 BCE
Poland
Cheese
Delicious Cheese board. Assortment of cheese, camembert, brie, Gorgonzola, parmesan, olives
circa 5,260 BCE
7,260 Years Ago
Dispilio Tablet: European Proto-Writing
Dispilio Tablet: European Proto-Writing
4900 BCE
Up to 7,900 Years Ago (Neolithic)
Vinor Circular Building: a roundel
Vinor Circular Building: a roundel
circa 4500 BCE
6,500 Years Ago
Proto-Inca People
Proto-Inca People
4,004 BCE
Sunday, October 23, 4004 BCE
4004 BCE, The Bible’s Earth Creation Date
4004 BCE, The Bible’s Earth Creation Date
4000 BCE
6,000 Years Ago
Proto-Olmec People
Proto-Olmec People
3761 BCE
3761 BCE, Judaic Earth Creation Date
3761 BCE, Judaic Earth Creation Date
3500 BCE
Man Made Glass
blue green and red heart shaped stone
circa 3500 BCE
5,500 Years Ago
Proto-Maya People
Proto-Maya People
3400 BCE
3400 BCE to 100 CE (end of use for scholarly work)
Cuneiform Writing
Cuneiform Writing
3180 BCE
3180 to 2500 BCE
Skara Brae Scottish Village
Skara Brae Scottish Village
3114 BCE
August 11, 3114 BCE
3114 BCE: Mayan Earth Creation Date
3114 BCE: Mayan Earth Creation Date
3100 BCE
By 5,100 Years Ago
Oldest Known Dice: Skara Brae
© National Museums Scotland
3000 BCE
Estimates range from 9 to 16 million
World Population: 15 Million
World Population: 15 Million
3000 BCE
South America: 5,000 Years Ago
Fuente Magna Bowl: Forgery or Real?
Fuente Magna Bowl: Forgery or Real?
circa 2800 BCE
The Divine Farmer
Shennong (神农)
Shennong (神农)
King of Uruk
Gilgamesh, circa 2700 BCE
Gilgamesh, circa 2700 BCE
2700 BCE
188 Generations Ago
Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 BCE)
Gyeongbokgung Palace, South Korea
circa 2650 BCE (+/- 50 years)
The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)
The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)
By 2600 BCE
The Rise of the Maya Civilization
Aerial view of Chichen Itza
circa 2600 BCE
The Wise King
King Shuruppak
King Shuruppak
circa 2600 BCE
Indus Valley Script: Northwest India
Indus Valley Script: Northwest India
A network of ideas.
New Look
Knowledge Framework
Knowledge Framework
The what, why, and how of life.
Philosophy
Philosophy
2400 BCE
Egypt
First Mail, First Postal System
man holding scroll
2350 BCE
2500 BCE to 2250 BCE
Oldest Known Library: Ebla
Oldest Known Library: Ebla
2348 BCE
Noah’s Flood Myth
Noah’s Flood Myth
Around 2000 BCE
4,000 Years Ago
Mayans Emerge
Mayans Emerge
Before 1900 BCE
Mesoamerica
Chocolate
Cocoa powder and cocoa beans
1900 BCE
from circa 1900 BCE to 1700 BCE
Cretan Hieroglyphic script: Greek Island
Cretan Hieroglyphic script: Greek Island
1900 BCE
1900-1500 BCE
Proto-Sinaitic script
Proto-Sinaitic script
1755 BCE
Code of Hammurabi
Code of Hammurabi
1,700 BCE
148 Generations Ago
Rigveda Samhita, Veda Book 1 of 4
Rigveda Samhita, Veda Book 1 of 4
By 1600 BCE
Dragons: Early Dinosaur Fossils
Dragons: Early Dinosaur Fossils
Around 1600 BCE
3,600 Year Ago
Olmec Society Emerges
Olmec Society Emerges
1500 BCE
1500 BCE to 500 BCE
The Lapita Culture
The Lapita Culture
1400 BCE
circa 1700–1400 BCE
Minoan Frescoes at Knossos
Minoan Frescoes at Knossos
circa 1350 BCE
Frescoes of the Tomb of Nebamun
Frescoes of the Tomb of Nebamun
1344 BCE
circa 1340 to 1320 BCE
Oldest Known Monotheistic Religion: Atenism
Oldest Known Monotheistic Religion: Atenism
1300 BCE
1500-1100 BCE
Phoenician Alphabet
Phoenician Alphabet
1250 BCE
Oracle Bone Script: China
Oracle Bone Script: China
1100 BCE (+/- 300 years)
125 Generations Ago
Major Religion: Hinduism
Major Religion: Hinduism
900 BCE
From before 900 BCE to 400 BCE.
Olmec Hieroglyphs: Mexico
Olmec Hieroglyphs: Mexico
circa 800 BCE
Gargi Vachaknavi
Hindu god Ganesha on white wooden table. Candles on background
The Nature of Being.
We are more than self-aware.
Ontology
Ontology
Nature is the master plan.
Holism
Holism
624 BCE
Circa 624-546 BCE
The Birth of Logic
The Birth of Logic
Early or "First" Science
The Grandfather of Western Philosophy
Thales of Miletus (624 – 546 BCE)
Thales of Miletus (624 – 546 BCE)
Built circa 700 BCE, destroyed 612 BCE.
Library of Ashurbanipal
Library of Ashurbanipal
b. circa 604 BCE
By tradition, 604-517 BCE
Laozi
Laozi
600 BCE
Spherical Earth
Realistic Earth Planet against the the star sky
600 BCE
New Look
New Look: The Flood Stories
New Look: The Flood Stories
Go with the flow of nature.
Wu-wei or “non-action”
Wu-wei or “non-action”
Let life unfold organically.
Ziran, Authenticity, or Authentic Self
Ziran, Authenticity, or Authentic Self
A good life is a balanced life.
Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang
We can only describe nature.
Unknowable Dao
Unknowable Dao
Pythagoreanism
Father of Mathematics
Pythagoras (570-495 BCE)
Pythagoras (570-495 BCE)
b. 551 BCE
551 to 479 BCE, aged 72
Confucius
Confucius
Normal is our current experiences.
New Look
Normalcy, Normal, and Abnormal
Normalcy, Normal, and Abnormal
The abstractions of life.
Schemas
Schemas
b. circa 563
circa 563 to 486 BCE
Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha
Your idea of "self" does not exist.
Non-Self or Anatman and Self or Atman
Non-Self or Anatman and Self or Atman
The separation of mind and body is an illusion.
Nondualism and Dualism
Nondualism and Dualism
born circa 535 BCE
circa 535 to 475 BCE, likely aged about 60 years old
Heraclitus
Heraclitus
Change is the only constant.
Impermanence and Flux
Impermanence and Flux
Your sub-culture and choices.
Worldview
Worldview
Existence before essence.
Crafting yourself from your given traits.
Identity
Identity
500 BCE
circa 450 BCE
Anaxagoras (circa 500-428 BCE)
Anaxagoras (circa 500-428 BCE)
Socratic Questioning
Father of Western Ethics
Socrates (469 – 399 BCE)
Socrates (469 – 399 BCE)
Atomist
The Laughing Philosopher
Democritus (460 BCE – circa 370 BCE)
Democritus (460 BCE – circa 370 BCE)
451 BCE
Law of the Twelve Tables
Law of the Twelve Tables
b. 428 BCE
428 to 347 BCE
Plato
Plato
A constant state of self-assessment.
Reflective Inquiry
Reflective Inquiry
Strategic ignorance.
Ignorance is Bliss
Ignorance is Bliss
New Look
Plato and Aristotle’s Relationship
Plato and Aristotle’s Relationship
b. 384 BCE
384 to 322 BCE
Aristotle
Aristotle
Logically connect things.
Syllogisms
Syllogisms
Prioritize your ideas over reality.
Rationalism
Rationalism
Prioritize reality over your ideas.
Empiricism
Empiricism
Reality is organized and mathematical.
Logic
Logic
Flaws in reasoning.
Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies
Flourish now and into the future.
Eudaimonia
Eudaimonia
Daoism
Chuang Tzu (369-286 BCE)
Chuang Tzu (369-286 BCE)
b. 360 BCE
360 to 270 BCE
Pyrrho of Elis
Pyrrho of Elis
Question your beliefs and avoid dogmatism.
Skepticism
Skepticism
Shared, not natural agreements.
Social Constructs 101
Social Constructs 101
New Look
Epicurean Happiness Toolkit: A 4-Step Structure
Epicurean Happiness Toolkit: A 4-Step Structure
b. 341 BCE
341 to 270 BCE
Epicurus
Epicurus
Don't waste time on the unknowable.
Live in the present.
Agnosticism
Agnosticism
Prefer long term pleasures over short.
Dichotomy of Pleasure
Dichotomy of Pleasure
Stoicism
Father of Stoicism
Zeno of Citium (334-262 BCE)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paolo_Monti_-_Servizio_fotografico_(Napoli,_1969)_-_BEIC_6353768.jpg
322 BCE
Wake of Alexander the Great
The Foundation of the Maurya Empire
The Foundation of the Maurya Empire
106 BCE
84 Generations Ago
Cicero (106-43 BCE)
Cicero (106-43 BCE)
b. circa 20 BCE
circa 20 BCE to circa 55 CE
Philo of Alexandria
Philo of Alexandria
Stories have complex meanings.
Allegorical Interpretation
Allegorical Interpretation
Stoic Tradition
Roman Stoic Statesman
Seneca the Younger (4 BCE – 65 CE)
Seneca the Younger (4 BCE – 65 CE)
65 CE
Earliest Known Magnification
crystal lens ball in a woman’s hand, with a refracted view of a misty country lane
circa 100 CE
78 Generations Ago
Epictetus (50-135 CE)
Epictetus (50-135 CE)
New Look
Marcus Aurelius: An Explorative Agnostic
Marcus Aurelius: An Explorative Agnostic
New Look
Stoic Virtue Framework: A 4-Step Structure
Stoic Virtue Framework: A 4-Step Structure
born 121
121 to 180 CE
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
Emotions are judgements.
Cognitive Reframing
Cognitive Reframing
Contemplate the future.
Negative Visualization
Negative Visualization
Step outside your reality.
Cognitive Distancing
Cognitive Distancing
185 CE
Verified. Historically documented and empirically validated.
RCW 86 Supernova
galaxy, cosmos, physical, science fiction wallpaper. Deep space.
circa 300 BCE to 200 CE
Badarayana
sand sculpture of Ganesha in Hinduism, the god of wisdom and well-being with the head of an elephant
Karma
Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
Maya, Illusion.
Cognitive Biases
Cognitive Biases
New Look
The “Dark” Middle Ages
The “Dark” Middle Ages
New Look
Holistic Eudaimonia
Holistic Eudaimonia
born 354
354 to 430 CE
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo
Spacetime
Chronoception
Chronoception
Block Theory of the Universe
New Look
Eternity
Eternity
born 872
872 to 950
Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi
Blank slate filled with impressions
Intellect
Intellect
You exist, then you mold your essence.
Essence and Existence
Essence and Existence
New Look
The Floating Man Thought Experiment
The Floating Man Thought Experiment
born 965
965 to 1040
Alhazen
Alhazen
1000 CE
Word-Spacing
Word-Spacing
Circa 1020
New Look
The Five Senses of Humans
Olfaction or Sense of Smell Study.
Interpretation
Touchstone: Perception
Touchstone: Perception
Mike's Spacetime Game
New Look
Time Trail Game: Mindful Time Travel
Time Trail Game: Mindful Time Travel
Neoplatonist
French Philosopher
Bernard of Chartres (circa 1070 – 1130)
Bernard of Chartres (circa 1070 – 1130)
born 1079
1079 to 1141
Peter Abelard
Peter Abelard
Good Intent vs Good Results
Intent
The concept of intent, the contrast between good and bad intentions.
Abstraction brings understanding and illusion
New Look
Object-Oriented Nature
Object-Oriented Nature
Patterns in Nature
Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition
New Look
The Problem of Universals
The Problem of Universals
New Look
The Idea of Ideas
The Idea of Ideas
New Look
Grand Rational Framework
Grand Rational Framework
1150
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Around 1200 CE
Inca Society Emerges
Inca Society Emerges
1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta
12 Nov 1216
The First Great Charter of King Henry III
The First Great Charter of King Henry III
1300
The Māori Settlement of New Zealand: Earliest Known
tradition, lives, maori
1300 CE
Upper and Lowercase Starts
Upper and Lowercase Starts
1400
Hourglass
Hourglass on the Beach
1440
Germany
Printing Press Invented
Printing Press Invented
born 1469
1469 to 1539
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
born 1473
Lived 1473 to 1543, aged 70.
Nicolas Copernicus
Nicolas Copernicus
5 ethical guideposts
The Five Thieves
The Five Thieves
28 Feb 1533
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
born 1561
1561 to 1626
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
born 1564
1564 to 1642
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
1590 to 1640 CE
Microscope Invented = Microworld Discovered!
Various bacteria cells in microscope. Streptococcus pneumonia, p
1596-1649
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes
How new ideas become.
New Look
Idea Modeling
Idea Modeling
3 Types: Empirical, Rational, & Irrational
New Look
Pragmatism
Pragmatism
circa 1600 CE
Late 16th to Early 18th Century
The Birth of Baroque Art
white and brown concrete building painting
born circa 1602
circa 1602 to Mar 1683
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
1748 with Montesquieu
Evolved from 1640 through 1748
Separation of Church and State
Separation of Church and State
Everyone is equal.
Liberalism
Liberalism
5 Nov 1605
Gunpowder Treason Plot
Gunpowder Treason Plot
1606
King James I Orders New British Flag
King James I Orders New British Flag
1608
Modern Cosmology
Modern Cosmology
1611
King James Bible Published
King James Bible Published
18 Mar 1612
Bartholomew Legate Burned at the Stake
Bartholomew Legate Burned at the Stake
11 Nov 1620
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact
The Idea of the Unknowable Dao
New Look
Absolute Truth
Absolute Truth
Processes that uncover truth.
New Look
Truth Hammers
Truth Hammers
1629
Modern science started in the 1600s.
The Scientific Method
The Scientific Method
New Look
Idea Theory Framework
Idea Theory Framework
born 1632
1632 to 1704
John Locke
John Locke
Jul 1632
Relativity Principle
Relativity Principle
Law protects.
Modern law emerges after the Middle Ages.
Law
Law
Life, Liberty, & Property Rights
Natural Rights
Natural Rights
Protection against authority.
Emerged in the 1600s.
Due Process
Due Process
born 1632
1632-1677, aged 44
Baruch Spinoza
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spinoza_(cropped).jpg
1638
Infinitesimal
Infinitesimal
1641 - Two Substances: Body & Soul
Cartesian Dualism
Mind-Body Dualism
Mind-Body Dualism
New Look
Descartes Thought Experiment
Descartes Thought Experiment
7 Sep 1643
Book: A Key Into the Language of America
Book: A Key Into the Language of America
1644
Book: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution
Book: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution
14 Mar 1644
Patent for Providence Plantations, Roger Williams
Patent for Providence Plantations, Roger Williams
1654
Book: Christenings make not Christians
Jul 1663
Founder, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Founder, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
God is nature, nature is everything.
Western monism emerged with Spinoza in the 1600s.
Monism
Monism
Spirituality is exploration.
New Look
Material-Spiritual Framework
Material-Spiritual Framework
New Look
Open Viewpoint Method (OVM)
Open Viewpoint Method (OVM)
9 Aug 1672
The Great Quaker Debates!
The Great Quaker Debates!
1674
Protozoa Discovered: Microbiology Founded
Protozoa Discovered: Microbiology Founded
25 Jun 1675
1675-1678: The King Philip’s War
1675-1678: The King Philip’s War
1679
Roger’s Last Known Essay
Roger’s Last Known Essay
5 Jul 1687
The Invention of Calculus
geometry, mathematics, volume
1689
English Bill of Rights
Citizens consent to be governed.
Emerged about 1689.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract
The force of public opinion.
The fourth emerged in the 18th & 19th centuries.
Fourth Estate
Fourth Estate
Storytelling for the people.
Modern journalism started in the early 1700s.
Journalism
Journalism
born 1694
1694-1778
Voltaire
Voltaire
born 1711
1711-1776
David Hume
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:David_Hume.jpg
Our Ideas are Not Reality
The Eastern unknowable Dao emerged in the West in the late 1700s.
Transcendental Idealism
Transcendental Idealism
Live by universal values.
Emerged in late 1700s.
Categorical Imperative
Categorical Imperative
born 1724
1724-1804
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant
Knowledge is experience.
Skeptical Empiricism
Skeptical Empiricism
Patterns might mislead.
The Problem of Induction
The Problem of Induction
Life is definitions & observations.
New Look
Hume’s Fork
Hume’s Fork
Instincts and Impressions
New Look
Modern Innate Knowledge
Modern Innate Knowledge
New Look
Fear-Based Ethics
Fear-Based Ethics
New Look
Ethical Roadmap
Ethical Roadmap
Separation of Powers
Matured about 1748.
Checks and Balances
Checks and Balances
4 Jul 1776
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
Oct 1776
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Nov 1783
Black Holes Proposed
Black Holes Proposed
17 Sep 1787
The Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States
b. 1788
1788 to 1860, aged 72
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer
3 Dec 1791
Bill of Rights
Constitution, Gavel and handcuffs
7 Feb 1795
11th Amendment
born 1806
1806-1873
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
British Naturalist
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
b. 1813
1813 to 1855, aged 42
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
British Naturalist and Explorer
Father of Biogeography
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)
Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)
1824
The Birth of Paleontology
Fossils: From Myth to Science
Fossils: From Myth to Science
1842
Doppler Effect for Sound and Light
Doppler Effect for Sound and Light
Use angst to guide your life.
1843: “Fear and Trembling” by Kierkegaard.
Anxiety “Angst”
Anxiety “Angst”
New Look
Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith
born 1844
1844-1900
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
1848
Doppler Effect Observed for Stars
Doppler Effect Observed for Stars
1853
Discovery: The Sumerian Flood Story
Discovery: The Sumerian Flood Story
1858
Lived from 1858 to 1947, aged 89.
Max Planck
Max Planck
Cause no harm.
In "On Liberty," pub. 1859.
Harm Principle
Harm Principle
1862: Ivan Turgenev novel "Fathers and Sons"
New Look
Nihilism
Nihilism
1864
Electromagnetic Radiation Theory
Electromagnetic Radiation Theory
Born 1864.
Lived from 1864 to 1920, aged 56 years.
Max Weber (1864–1920)
Max Weber (1864–1920)
6 Dec 1865
13th Amendment
Ancient fetters or legcuffs on the ground close-up
7 Sep 1868
14th Amendment
25 Feb 1869
15th Amendment
Born 1879.
Lived from 1879 to 1950, aged 70
Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Korzybski
1883
Barron v. Baltimore
Live Your Authentic Self
1883, 1885: From "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"
Übermensch
Übermensch
Live in the now.
1882/3/5: Refined in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"
Eternal Recurrence
Eternal Recurrence
New Look
Authentic Recipe: Nietzsche’s Five-step Approach
Authentic Recipe: Nietzsche’s Five-step Approach
Nietzsche Mustache
Nietzsche Mustache
b. 1899
1899 to 1990, aged 90
Peter Zapffe
Peter Zapffe
born 1905
1905-1980
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jun 1905
Special Relativity
Special Relativity
The experience of living.
New Look
Consciousness
Consciousness
1905 CE
Radiometric Dating
Iodine 131(I-131)Radioactive isotopes used for hyperthyroidism treatment are stored in Lead boxes
24 Dec 1906
First Analog Radio Transmission
First Analog Radio Transmission
3 Feb 1913
16th Amendment
8 Apr 1913
17th Amendment
b. 1913
1913 to 1960, aged 46
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Nov 1915
General Relativity
General Relativity
16 Jan 1919
18th Amendment
18 Aug 1920
19th Amendment
2 Jun 1924
Native Americans Citizenship
Confront life head on.
1927: "Being and Time"
Heidegger’s Existentialism
Heidegger’s Existentialism
1929
Galaxies Discovered! Doppler Effect used to measure distance!!
Galaxies Discovered! Doppler Effect used to measure distance!!
1931
Electron Microscope = Nanoworld Discovered!
pathogen virus background
1932
Oort Cloud
Oort Cloud
Don't live in bad-faith, be authentic.
1943: "Being and Nothingness" by Sartre.
Bad Faith
Bad Faith
Existence precedes essence.
1943: "Being and Nothingness"
Sartre’s Existentialism
Sartre’s Existentialism
1946 CE
Radiocarbon Dating
We all need a little CAFFEINE
21 Mar 1947
22nd Amendment
1958
Rediscovery: City of Catalhoyuk, circa 7100 BCE
Rediscovery: City of Catalhoyuk, circa 7100 BCE
1960
Hand Axes 1.7 Million Years Ago
Hand Axes 1.7 Million Years Ago
1962
All States “allow” Native Americans to Vote
silhouette of native american shaman with pikestaff
23 Jan 1964
24th Amendment
20 May 1965
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
1975
Rediscovery of the Library of Ebla: circa 2350 BCE
Rediscovery of the Library of Ebla: circa 2350 BCE
Chapter 1 Quote Attribution Clarification
big bang, black hole, supermassive star, galaxy, cosmos, physical, science fiction wallpaper.
1994
Ancient Spears 350,000 Years Ago
Ancient Spears 350,000 Years Ago
2018
Discovery: Neanderthal Symbolic Thought
Discovery: Neanderthal Symbolic Thought
2018
Bread Making Pushed Back
Various bread with grain in a bowl on the table.
Apr 2019
Black Holes Confirmed
Black Holes Confirmed
Featuring Mike's mantra.
Final Word
Final Word
2026 (+/- 1 year)
In Progress
Space Station Closed-Loop Life Support
Space Station Closed-Loop Life Support
2028 (+/- 1 year)
In Progress
Lunar Gateway: Space Station Orbiting the Moon
Lunar Gateway: Space Station Orbiting the Moon
2028 (+/- 2 years)
In Progress
The Dawn of Quantum Supremacy
The Dawn of Quantum Supremacy
2029 (+/- 2 years)
Rationally predicted based on current trends.
Peak Oil Tipping Point: A New Era in Global Energy
Peak Oil Tipping Point: A New Era in Global Energy
2030
Scheduled.
Europa’s Vast Ocean Unveiled: Diving Deep into an Ocean World of Jupiter
Europa’s Vast Ocean Unveiled: Diving Deep into an Ocean World of Jupiter
2030 (+/- 2 years)
Rationally predicted based on current trends.
The Rise of the Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)
The Rise of the Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI)
2032 (+/- 4 years)
Rationally predicted based on current trends.
Digital AI Filesystem Emerge
Digital AI Filesystem Emerge
2034: In 10 Years (+/- 2 years)
Rationally predicted based on current trends.
Eradicating Diabetes: A Gene Editing Revolution
Eradicating Diabetes: A Gene Editing Revolution
2039 (+/- 6 years)
Rationally predicted based on current trends.
Permanent Mars Colony
Permanent Mars Colony
2040: 15 Years From Now (+/- 5 years)
Speculative. Informed by accelerated technological trends and empirical data.
MaaS Tipping Point
MaaS Tipping Point
2045 (+/- 5 years)
Rationally predicted based on current trends.
Tipping Point Transition From Animal Meats
Tipping Point Transition From Animal Meats
2080: 60 Years From Now (+/- 10 years)
A Unified Origin Story
A Unified Origin Story
2090: 65 Years From Now (+/- 30 years)
Verified. Ratonally predicted. Timeline speculative.
1:1 Human-Android Ratio by 2090
1:1 Human-Android Ratio by 2090
2100: 75 Years From Now
World Population: 10.5 Billion (+/- 1 Billion)
Concept of population with globe and toy people
2175: 150 Years From Now (+/- 50 Years)
Speculative. Informed by accelerated technological trends and empirical data.
Kardashev Type I: Planetary Civilization
Kardashev Type I: Planetary Civilization
Reference Date: 2200 CE (+/- 50 years)
The Dawn of Empirical Spirituality
The Dawn of Empirical Spirituality
2200: 175 Years From Now (+/- 50 years)
Biological Immortality
Biological Immortality
2325: 300 Years From Now
Highly speculative. Rationally deduced with supporting empirical data.
Alien Communication Expected Date
radio telescope at sunset, 3d illustration
2450 (+/- 75 years)
Non-Surface Human Population Tipping Point
Non-Surface Human Population Tipping Point
3100: 1,100 Years From Now (+/- 200 years)
Speculative. Informed by accelerated technological trends and empirical data.
Post Human Evolution
beautiful woman human robot artificial intelligence
3825: 1,800 Years From Now (+/- 200 years)
Mars Terraforming: Greening the Red Planet
Mars Terraforming: Greening the Red Planet
4025: 2,000 Years From Now (+/- 1,000 Years)
Speculative. Rationally deduced with supporting empirical data.
Kardashev Type II: Stellar Civilization
Kardashev Type II: Stellar Civilization
10,000 Years From Now (+/- 5,000 Years)
Speculative. Rationally predicted and supported by empirical data.
Kardashev Type III: Galactic Civilization
Kardashev Type III: Galactic Civilization
13,000 Years From Now
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
New North Star
New North Star
Within 100,000 Years From Now
Speculative. Ratonally predicted and supported by empirical data.
Next Global Ice Age
Aerial view of a big city with building roofs covered by snow. Clip. Flying above frozen city and a
1 Million Years From Now
Verified. Empirically supported and rationally deduced.
Brand New Constellations
Top view of astrologer hands
250 Million Years From Now
Speculative. Ratonally predicted.
New Pangaea Proxima Supercontinent
Owen is the best GG, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
4.5 Billion Years From Now
Verified. Ratonally predicted.
Milky Way-Andromeda Collision
Milky Way-Andromeda Collision
5 Billion Years in the Future
Verified. Ratonally predicted.
Death of the Sun
Death of the Sun
7 Billion Years From Now
Verified. Ratonally predicted.
Formation of a New Solar System
star, sun, white dwarf
50 Billion Years From Now
Speculative. Ratonally predicted.
Degradation of Earth’s Orbit
Degradation of Earth’s Orbit
1 to 37 Quadrillion Years From Now
Highly speculative. Rationally deduced.
Black Dwarf Sun
Black Dwarf Sun
1+ Googol Years From Now
Highly speculative. Rationally deduced.
Lambda Model: Heat Death of the Universe
Lambda Model: Heat Death of the Universe
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