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Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History #207

Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History #207

Most of the energy we use comes from the Sun, even today. Stan Muller fills in for John Green to explore how humans have and continue to use energy.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. How does Stan define energy, and what is its main source today?
  2. What were the first two major energy technologies humans used?
  3. Why does Stan say coal is not just a nineteenth-century technology?
  4. What are some reasons we don’t rely more on nuclear energy?
  5. What impact has fossil fuel use had on the environment?