Deep time is the concept of geological time that spans billions of years, far beyond the scale of human experience. It provides the temporal framework for understanding the formation and evolution of Earth, the development of life, and the slow …

Oct 31, 2016 · Deep time represents a certain displacement of the human and the divine from the story of creation. Yet in the Anthropocene, ironically we humans have become that sublime force, the agents of...

Revealing the deep-earth dynamics and understanding mechanisms how the earth's deep engine works, including fluid and magma movement, material exchange from core to crust and the mechanisms of tectonic plate movement and supercontinent cyclicity.

Mar 7, 2024 · Thinking in deep time means that when we talk about how different climate will be in 200 years, it doesn't seem like that long at all. It also drives the point home that humans and human civilization in particular (maybe 0.001% of Earth's history) is a blip on the timeline.

Aug 3, 2018 · "Deep time" refers to the time scale of geologic events, which is vastly, almost unimaginably greater than the time scale of human lives and human plans. It is one of geology's great gifts to the world's set of important ideas.

Dec 21, 2024 · Deep time refers to the vast timescale of Earth’s history, spanning billions of years. Understanding deep time helps one grasp how the planet has transformed over eons, influencing everything from geology to evolution.

It is difficult for us humans to fully comprehend just how old our planet actually is. This infographic offers a visual way to explore the various stages of the Earth's history using a 12 hour clock analogy. The Earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old. In this analogy, one second represents 104,167 years and one hour 375 millions years.