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WWB Story Mode
Topic:
Bacteria
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
MODE:
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8 minute
audio walk.
Bacteria: Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
Story mode.
Eight key ideas and takeaways.
1. Our first story.
From History: ~3 Billion years ago.
Subject: Bacteria Evolution.
Photosynthetic experiments
About 3 billion years ago, bacteria started experimenting with photosynthesis.
In short.
By 3 billion years ago, bacteria were experimenting with photosynthesis. The complex water-splitting photosynthesis we see today likely only evolved once and is known as oxygenic. A simpler version called anoxygenic was beta-tested by many different bacteria first.
That Bacteria Story,
was first published on TST 2 months ago.
2. Now for our second story.
From History: 66.04 million years ago to the present..
Subject: Evolution.
66 Million years: From extinction to society.
The Cenozoic era starts with the K–Pg extinction 66 million years ago. That event marks the sudden end of the reign of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals and birds.
Seen another way.
The Cenozoic Era begins with catastrophe, but its story is really one of opportunity. When the K–Pg extinction struck 66 million years ago, it ended the age of non-avian dinosaurs and shattered ecosystems across the planet. Yet from that loss, mammals diversified into forms large and small, birds spread into skies and habitats once shared with pterosaurs, and flowering plants and grasslands reshaped the land.
That Bacteria Story,
was first published on TST 1 month ago.
Finally, 4 frequently asked “questions.”
“Done.”
Tidbits are the smallest working units of this project—focused facts, stories, or explanations tied directly to evidence and sources.
By keeping editions identifiable and research reusable, the project remains coherent even as its thinking evolves.
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
(c) 2025-2026 TouchstoneTruth.
Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
