Intro to History of Science: Crash Course History of Science #1
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========== Hello, and welcome to our new series—Crash
Course: History of Science. My name is Hank Green, and I’ve wanted to
produce this course for years. I’m obsessed with how people throughout
the ages have uncovered truths about the universe and converted these into a wealth of technological
wonders. This process has decreased the suffering of
millions of humans—even as it’s sparked entirely new problems. Regardless of the outcomes of scientific inquiry,
the process itself is fascinating. The world you inhabit today is full of gadgets
that once belonged to science fiction. We can model what the earth looked like millions
of years ago, or zoom in and observe the atoms that make up our own bodies. We are going to tell that inspiring story:
we’ll be t...