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The Holocene Calendar Adds 10,000 Years to Today’s Date

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · Explainer · 7 min · 2016 · YouTube title: A New History for Humanity – The Human Era
Why it's here

Linked whenever year numbering or the Holocene calendar comes up as the accessible introduction to the idea.

What it covers

Kurzgesagt explains the Holocene or Human Era calendar, which adds 10,000 years to the current year to anchor dates to the start of human civilization. It argues this gives a more sensible frame for human history.