Eden takes a deep breath, thinking carefully about that. There are so many places to begin. To narrow the list down to the sole thing she thinks most important as a starting point is difficult. So much of human history is interwoven; to understand one segment often requires knowledge of another and another.

"You know, I would start with pop culture," she says at last. "The most popular music over the years, the biggest movies and... and the most beautiful. The plays. It's in the seemingly frivolous and unnecessary you'll find the best understanding, I think, of who we've been and how we've changed over the years. It's a pretty broad sampling, but it's a start."