Asimov, Isaac. Beginnings: The Story of Origins - of Mankind, Life, the Earth, the Universe. (1987)

Chaisson, Eric. Cosmic Evolution. (2001)

Chaisson, Eric. Epic of Evolution. (2005)

Chaisson, Eric. Follow the Energy: Relevance of Cosmic Evolution for Human History (2005).

Wright Center for Science Education web site on cosmic evolution

Christian, David. What's the Use of "Big History?" (presentation at 2005 World History AP exam reading) 

Christian, David. Maps of Time. (2004)

Darwin Endless Forms Exhibit - Natural Science and the Visual Arts

Duncan, Todd and Craig Tyler. Your Cosmic Context: An Introduction to Modern Cosmology. (2009)

Duncan, Todd. An Ordinary World: The Role of Science in Your Search for Personal Meaning. (2009)

Dunn, Ross. World History for Us All

Genet, Cheryl (ed.) The Evolutionary Epic: Science's Story & Humanity's Response. (2009)

Grassie, William. Teaching the History of Nature. (2008)

Grassie, William. Entangled Narratives: Competing Visions of the Good Life. (2008)

Grassie, William. A Thought Experiment: Envisioning a Civilization Recovery Plan and A Teachable Moment: Our Common Story (2009).

Together these two essays provide an insightful and creatively presented argument for the importance of knowing about our common cosmic history.

Greene, Brian. "Science integration" article, Put a Little Science in Your Life. (2008)

Martin, James. The Meaning of the 21st Century. (2006)

McNeill, Robert and William H. McNeill. The Human Web: A Bird's-Eye View of World History. New York: W.W. Norton, 2003.

Morowitz, Harold J. The Emergence of Everything: How the World Became Complex. (2002)

Weislogel, Eric. The Transdisciplinary Imperative. (2008)