Big History? James Burke was doing this take on history/science with his Connections series ….back in the '70s. Having watched some of these shows I think there is a case to be made that he also did it better.  The Big History Project has such names as Sal Khan attached to it so maybe it will not be just a reheated version of Burke's good works. 
We all know that mankind can’t live without air, food and water…the same is true of salt. The salt on your table is a key to unlocking the story of our planet and the cosmos.
