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A New History for Humanity – The Human Era
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Kurzgesagt explains the Holocene or Human Era calendar, which adds 10,000 years to the current year to anchor dates to the start of human civilization. It argues this gives a more sensible frame for human history.
Linked whenever year numbering or the Holocene calendar comes up as the accessible introduction to the idea.
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