Canada and Big History: A Passage to Asia

For this episode, I step back from the counterfactual narrative of Canadian history to look at Big History and what could be called cosmic counterfactuals. After a brief overview of what Big History is, there are a couple of general, non-Canadian scenarios followed by a Canada-centered scenario around the idea of a Passage to Asia around or through North America.

I'd also like to post a correction here (that's also near the end of the episode). In Episode # 2 on Indigenous Nations & Civilizations, I mentioned the "Inuit people" a couple of times. This is repetitive as Inuit translates as "the people". I apologize for this mistake and will not make it again going forward.

Opening Theme: "Another Place" by Score Squad

Outro: From "Oh Canaduh" by Nomeansno, covering the Subhumans

For now, you can reach me at:

Email: [email protected]

Website for Neil F Comins (Books are listed below):
Neil F. Comins - Welcome to the website of Dr. Neil F. Comins

Wikipedia should not be used as a source:

Isthmus of Panama - Wikipedia
Southern Ocean - Wikipedia
Northwest Passage - Wikipedia
Antarctica - Wikipedia

University of Google:

Panama: Isthmus that Changed the World
Recent Connection Between North and South America Reaffirmed | Smithsonian Institution
Timeline On Formation Of Isthmus Of Panama - Texas A&M Galveston, TX
Big History Project
How the Antarctic Circumpolar Current helps keep Antarctica frozen
Southern Ocean Warming | Oceanography
NAQT | You Gotta Know These North American Rivers

Printed Material:

David Christian - Origin Story
Neil F Comins - What if the Moon Didn't Exist?
Neil F Comins - What if the Earth had Two Moons?
Cynthia Stokes Brown - Big History