Brian Swimme's insights about the Story of the Universe look to the unifying impact of a "cosmic story" that speaks to all cultures and nations. Swimme suggests that humans are now able, through science and narrative, to present a story which will make us all a "cohesive tribe" while answering the universal questions of developing humans, such as "Where does everything come from?" "What makes things die?" and "What is my place in the universe?" Swimme's work is aligned with Thomas Berry's, and both have been influenced by Montessori's book "To Educate the Human Potential."