Ep 55 | UTOKing with Tyler Volk | Syncing Up Maps of Big History

In Episode 55, Gregg welcomes Tyler Volk. Tyler is Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies at New York University. He is the author of several books, including *Metapatterns Across Space, Time, and Mind*, and *From Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be*. Across his professional life, he has developed a big picture view of the cosmos called "combogenesis" which maps 12 levels of complexity into three realms. In this episode, he and Gregg sync up this map with UTOK's Tree of Knowledge System, with the result being a clear synergy and a hopeful advance for how we might correspond the various Big History maps into a coherent integrated pluralism.   - - - 📘 Resources mentioned in this episode 📘 - - - Metapatterns, Across Space, Time, and Mind by Tyler Volk:* https://www.amazon.com/Metapatterns-Tyler-Volk/dp/023106750X From Quarks to Culture: How We Came to Be by Tyler Volk:* https://www.amazon.com/Quarks-Culture-How-We-Came/dp/023117960X The Design Way by Harold G. Nelson and Erik Stolterman:* https://www.amazon.com/Design-Way-Intentional-Change-Unpredictable/dp/0262018179 The Major Transitions in Evolution by John Maynard Smith:* https://www.amazon.com/Major-Transitions-Evolution-Maynard-Smith/dp/019850294X The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul: Learning and the Origins of Consciousness by Jablonka & Ginsburg:* https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Sensitive-Soul-Learning-Consciousness/dp/0262039303 Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny by Michael Tomasello:* https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Human-Ontogeny-Michael-Tomasello/dp/0674248287/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12NTMU47TAOYB&keywords=becoming+human+michael+tomasello&qid=1654533941&sprefix=becoming+human+michael+tomasello%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1   - - - ℹ️ Find out more about Tyler Volk ℹ️ - - - Homepage: https://tylervolk.wikidot.com/home:home Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2mkaUvkAAAAJ&hl=en YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCna248p-iI8EnE2QUbv001g   - - - ℹ️ Find out more about Gregg Henriques ℹ️ - - - Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/gregg-henriques-phd Medium: https://gregghenriques.medium.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/henriqgx   - - - 🌳 The Unified Theory of Knowledge 🌳 - - - Homepage: https://www.unifiedtheoryofknowledge.org/ Medium: https://medium.com/unified-theory-of-knowledge Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_knowledge_system