The Origins course tracks the origin of all things – from the Big Bang to the origin of the Solar System and the Earth. The course follows the evolution of life on our planet through deep geological time to present life forms.
Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life
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1Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets
In the first module of Origins Jim Connelly and Henning Haack go through the evolution that resulted in the Solar System with the planets that we know today. Jim will tell you about how the elements of the periodic table were formed. Without these elements there would be no Solar System, no planets and no life at all. We have added a couple of more videos that we hope you will also find interesting. One gives you an introduction to Geological time. Videos 1.7-1.9 deals with some of our most interesting meteorites from the collections at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. Much of the evidence for the theories presented in Module 1 has been obtained from meteorites.
11 个视频 （总计 85 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
11 个视频
Introduction to time lines – Henning Haack3分钟
1.1 Nucleosynthesis: the origin of elements in our Solar System - Part 1 – Jim Connelly11分钟
1.2 Nucleosynthesis: the origin of elements in our Solar System - Part 2 – Jim Connelly9分钟
1.3 Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets - Origin of the Solar System – Henning Haack9分钟
1.4 Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets - Meteorites – Henning Haack17分钟
1.5 Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets - Mars and the Moon – Henning Haack18分钟
1.6 Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets - Exoplanets – Henning Haack2分钟
1.7 The Worlds Largest Meteorite Slice – Henning Haack4分钟
1.8 Allende - A World Famous Meteorite – Henning Haack2分钟
1.9 Imilac - An Exceptionally Beautiful Meteorite Slice – Henning Haack1分钟
2 个阅读材料
Lecturers10分钟
Recommended resources – Module 110分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 122分钟
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2The early Earth and origin of life
In this module we are going to have a look at our own planet, just after it formed. Emily Pope will introduce you to the most important geological principles and processes that characterize our Earth. This should make it easier for you to understand how we use geology to reconstruct the evolution of our planet and the life forms that inhabit it. With such tools in hand, Emily will take you on a tour back in deep geological time and tell you about the earliest evolution of our planet and the oldest evidence for life on Earth. We will also take you on a trip to Greenland where Minik Rosing will show the rocks in which he found the oldest evidence for life on Earth.
6 个视频 （总计 98 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
6 个视频
2.2 The early Earth and origin of life - Geologic Time and the Origin of Earth - Emily Pope15分钟
2.3 The early Earth and origin of life - Finding Evidence for the Origin of Life - Emily Pope19分钟
2.4 The early Earth and origin of life - How to Make Life (or at Least a Best Guess) - Emily Pope 15分钟
2.5 The early Earth and origin of life - Geology of the Precambrian: The Mantle and Crust - Emily Pope15分钟
2.6 The early Earth and origin of life - Geology of the Precambrian: The Hydrosphere and Atmosphere - Emily Pope17分钟
1 个阅读材料
Recommended resources – Module 210分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 220分钟
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3Origin of the microbial world / The Cambrian Explosion and Exceptional Preservation
In this module Jan Audun Rasmussen and Danny Eibye-Jacobsen will show you how life evolved during the first 4 billion years since the creation of the Earth. As you will see, it is very challenging to study the oldest life forms of our planet. During this enormous time span – which covers about 80% of the Earth’s history – microbial life slowly evolved to form a crucial component of the biosphere. Toward the end of the period the deepest foundations of the different groups of animals evolved. All of the life forms surrounding us today can be traced back to this time.
8 个视频 （总计 100 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
8 个视频
3.2 Origin of the microbial world: Part 2 - Jan Audun Rasmussen12分钟
3.3 Origin of the microbial world: Part 3 - Jan Audun Rasmussen13分钟
3.4 Origin of the microbial world: Part 4 - Jan Audun Rasmussen 9分钟
3.5 Origin of the Metazoans and evolution of life at small scale - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen15分钟
3.6 The Cambrian Explosion and exceptional preservation: Part 1 - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen12分钟
3.7 The Cambrian Explosion and exceptional preservation: Part 2 - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen12分钟
3.8 The Cambrian Explosion and exceptional preservation: Part 3 - Danny Eibye-Jacobsen6分钟
1 个阅读材料
Recommended resources – Module 310分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 320分钟
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4Transition from Microbial to Macrobial Life: Snowball Earth and the Ediacara Biota / Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life
In this module, we take a closer look at how the physical and biological conditions that made the Cambrian Explosion possible arose. In the first lectures Svend Stouge will tell you about the dramatic consequences of climate changes seen toward the end of the Precambrian. Geological evidence supports the idea that the Earth was completely covered in ice during periods that we, for obvious reasons, refer to as Snowball Earth. In the remaining lectures Martin Sørensen will tell you about one of the most significant building blocks of life on Earth – the cell – and how the early bacterial cells evolved and became capable of forming the huge variety of life that we see today. Martin Sørensen will also show how different evolutionary trends of cells resulted in six major organism groups, of which several gave rise to multicellular life.
7 个视频 （总计 73 分钟）, 1 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
7 个视频
4.2 Transition from microbial to macrobial life: Snowball Earth and the Ediacara Biota - Part 2 - Svend Stouge13分钟
4.3 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Transition from the Prokaryotic to the Eukaryotic Cell and the Endosymbiont Theory - Martin V. Sørensen11分钟
4.4 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Eukaryotic Tree of Life and the Six Super Kingdoms: Archaeplastida - Martin V. Sørensen7分钟
4.5 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Six Super Kingdoms: Excavata and Rhizaria - Martin V. Sørensen7分钟
4.6 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Six Super Kingdoms: Chromalveolata - Martin V. Sørensen5分钟
4.7 Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life - The Six Super Kingdoms: Amoebozoa and Opisthokonta - Martin V. Sørensen 7分钟
1 个阅读材料
Recommended resources – Module 410分钟
1 个练习
Quiz 420分钟
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创建者 MN•Aug 29th 2018
The course help me discover answers to so many questions I had in mind and discover so many more. It made me realize how little I know about life itself and how precious life on earth is.
创建者 DH•Sep 8th 2016
A well paced course which helpfully breaks down the different stages highlighting characteristics and progression of both geological and biological periods in Earth's history.
讲师
Henning Haack
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum
James Connelly
ProfessorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Vivi Vajda
ProfessorDepartment of Geology, Lund University
Jon Fjeldså
Professor, Curator
Thomas Gilbert
Professor
Michael Houmark-Nielsen
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Bent Erik Kramer Lindow
CuratorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Gilles Guy Roger Cuny
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Ole Seberg
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Gitte Petersen
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Tais Wittchen Dahl
Assistant Professor of Geobiology
Arne Thorshøj Nielsen
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum of Copenhagen
Martin Vinther Sørensen
Associate Professor, CuratorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Svend Stouge
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Danny Eibye Jacobsen
Associate Professor, CuratorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Jan Audun Rasmussen
Associate ProfessorNatural History Museum of Denmark
Emily Catherine Pope
Assistant professorNatural History Museum of Denmark
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