Deep time: it's almost unfathomable, but let's try anyway!

What comes to mind when you think about the upcoming year? What about the "upcoming" 10 million years? Big difference, obviously, not just in the amount of time but also in how we envision these time spans. In this episode, I share a few fun metaphors for deep time — ways of visualizing (and maybe understanding) the unimaginable. 

For more info:

Carl Sagan — Cosmos — cosmic calendar

Earth's entire history (visualized on a football field)

A glass of whiskey could help you get your head around deep time

Music: Jens East — Daybreak (ft. Henk) www.soundcloud.com/jenseast
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution V4.0