On a cosmic time scale, human history is as brief as the blink of an eye. By compressing all 13.8 billion years of time into a 10 minute scale, this video shows just how young we truly are, compared to our ancient and vast universe. Starting with the big bang and culminating in the appearance of homo sapiens, this experience follows the unfolding of time at 22 million years per second, adhering strictly as possible to current scientific understanding.
Narration by Brian Cox, Carl Sagan, and David Attenborough.
Concept, music, editing, sound design, and select VFX by melodysheep. @musicalscience
In addition to custom footage, this video samples a large library of content from many sources, including NASA, Voyage of Time, Cosmic Voyage, Wonders of the Universe, and more.
It can be difficult to fathom how long 13.8 billion years is. The more you watch this video, the more it sinks in just how stunningly old the universe is, and how magnificently tiny we humans are in the grand scheme. Every event featured in this video is fascinating on its own, so I highly encourage anybody interested to dig deeper.
