We have reached the turning point in the journey through our Spaceship Earth. Up to this point, it’s been a fairly slow trip with easily separated scenes. Now the pace increases thanks to a pivotal invention from Johann Gutenberg — the movable type printing press!… Read more...

Following Rome’s unfortunate demise, our journey switches gears with positive news. All is not lost! Islamic and Jewish scholars have helped to ensure the knowledge is saved and keep us moving forward. The pace is picking up as information sharing becomes more common across the world.… Read more...

One of my favorite parts of Spaceship Earth as a kid appears right in the middle of the ascent. It is a simple bit of animation during the Roman Empire scene. The forefront of the scene depicts Roman men having a conversation next to a chariot between large columns.… Read more...